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Barbershops in Los Angeles County, CA
How Los Angeles County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #700 of 1,356 scored counties
#39 of 48 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 2,155
- 195 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 175
- +38.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.7B
- On personal care products and services · $1,093 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 9,694,934
- −3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,155 barbershops in Los Angeles County. Of those, 195 are chain locations, or 9%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.3, 19% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Los Angeles County spend about $3.7B a year on personal care products and services, or $1,093 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 175 businesses with payroll in Los Angeles County classed as barber shops, up 38.9% from 2019. That is one for every 19,523 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 4,809 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 24 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Los Angeles County.
Population estimates put the population change in Los Angeles County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Los Angeles County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #700 of 1,356 scored counties and #39 of 48 scored counties in California.
How Los Angeles County compares
The same measures for California and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the barbershops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Los Angeles County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 19,523 | 22,808 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +38.9% | +17.9% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.0% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,093 | $1,149 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $90,112 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 126 → 175+38.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 672
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4,809Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,155195 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,981The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 24
- Amount
- $2.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Los Angeles County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Los Angeles County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,694,934−3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 3,416,449
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 46%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 4,060 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,416
- Median household income
- $90,112+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,768
- Median home value
- $834,200
- Jobs located here
- 4,875,632
- Daytime population
- 10,082,231Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Benito County, CA | 89 | 8 | 3.9 | $3.2M | +8.6% | #21 of 1,356 |
| 2Placer County, CA | 88 | 69 | 4.4 | $2.8M | +8.9% | #24 of 1,356 |
| 3San Mateo County, CA | 81 | 85 | 3.2 | $4.4M | −2.5% | #58 of 1,356 |
| 4Sonoma County, CA | 80 | 67 | 3.5 | $3.4M | −0.4% | #71 of 1,356 |
| 5Amador County, CA | 80 | 5 | 3.1 | $3.3M | +3.2% | #72 of 1,356 |
| 6Yolo County, CA | 80 | 26 | 3.4 | $3.2M | +3.1% | #74 of 1,356 |
| 7Marin County, CA | 78 | 24 | 2.3 | $5.9M | −2.9% | #86 of 1,356 |
| 8El Dorado County, CA | 77 | 26 | 3.4 | $3.5M | +0.6% | #104 of 1,356 |
| 9Calaveras County, CA | 77 | 6 | 3.3 | $3.2M | +2.8% | #105 of 1,356 |
| 10Contra Costa County, CA | 77 | 180 | 4.3 | $3M | +0.3% | #107 of 1,356 |
| 39Los Angeles County, CA | 50 | 2,155 | 6.3 | $1.7M | −3.0% | #700 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Los Angeles County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
- Salons, barbers and spas29
- Hair salons41
- Barbershops50
- Nail salons31
- Spas and skin care30
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Los Angeles County, CA?
There are 2,155 barbershops on map listings in Los Angeles County as of September 2026. 195 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 175 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, up 38.9% from 2019. Another 4,809 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Los Angeles County, CA spend on personal care products and services?
About $3.7B a year, or $1,093 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,155 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,416,449 households in Los Angeles County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Los Angeles County, CA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Los Angeles County has 6.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Los Angeles County would have about 1,981, against 2,155 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 19,523 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count rose 38.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Los Angeles County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Los Angeles County at 9,694,934 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,416,449 households. Median household income in Los Angeles County is $90,112, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.4%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Los Angeles County scores 50 for barbershops (upper middle), #700 of 1,356 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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