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Barbershops in Riverside County, CA
The barbershops in Riverside County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #322 of 1,356 scored counties
#22 of 48 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 452
- 31 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- +33.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $847.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,093 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,544,916
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Riverside County comes to about $847.5M a year: $1,093 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per shop, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Riverside County has 452 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 31 are chain locations, or 7%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 5.8 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 40 businesses with payroll in Riverside County classed as barber shops, up 33.3% from 2019. That is one for every 19,383 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 1,312 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $235K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Riverside County.
Population estimates put the population change in Riverside County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Riverside County is 66 (upper middle), #322 of 1,356 scored counties and #22 of 48 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Riverside 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 | Riverside County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 19,383 | 22,808 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +33.3% | +17.9% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,093 | $1,149 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $93,074 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 40+33.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 127
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,312Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 45231 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 450The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $235K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Riverside 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 Riverside County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,544,916+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 775,335
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 7,209 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 344
- Median household income
- $93,074+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,893
- Median home value
- $557,300
- Jobs located here
- 814,658
- Daytime population
- 2,232,472Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in California for barbershops, numbered among those based in California, with Riverside County marked.
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 |
| 22Riverside County, CA | 66 | 452 | 5.8 | $1.9M | +5.0% | #322 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Riverside 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 spas51
- Hair salons70
- Barbershops66
- Nail salons47
- Spas and skin care55
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Riverside County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 452 barbershops in Riverside County. 31 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, up 33.3% from 2019. Another 1,312 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Riverside County, CA spend on personal care products and services?
About $847.5M 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 452 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per shop. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 775,335 households in Riverside County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Riverside County, CA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Riverside County has 5.8 barbershops per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.9M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Riverside County would have about 450, against 452 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 19,383 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count rose 33.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Riverside County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Riverside County at 2,544,916 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 775,335 households. The median household income in Riverside County is $93,074 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Riverside County scores 66 for barbershops (upper middle), #322 of 1,356 scored counties.
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