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Barbershops in San Francisco County, CA
The barbershops in San Francisco County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #227 of 1,356 scored counties
#17 of 48 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 156
- 17 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- −27.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $484.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,332 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 65% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 826,079
- −5.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 156 barbershops in San Francisco County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.3, 19% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in San Francisco County spend about $484.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,332 per household, 33% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 65% above 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 16 businesses with payroll in San Francisco County classed as barber shops, down 27.3% from 2019. That is one for every 22,748 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 200 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in San Francisco County.
Population estimates put the population change in San Francisco County from 2020 to 2025 at −5.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For barbershops, San Francisco County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #227 of 1,356 scored counties and #17 of 48 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How San Francisco 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 | San Francisco County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 22,748 | 22,808 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −27.3% | +17.9% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,332 | $1,149 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $140,970 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 16−27.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 78
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 200Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15617 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 257The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in San Francisco 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 San Francisco County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 826,079−5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 363,970
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 38%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.1
- Land area
- 47 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 17,777
- Median household income
- $140,970+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $206,854
- Median home value
- $1,394,500
- Jobs located here
- 747,999
- Daytime population
- 1,133,228Residents 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 San Francisco 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 |
| 17San Francisco County, CA | 70 | 156 | 4.3 | $3.1M | −5.6% | #227 of 1,356 |
Other business types in San Francisco 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 spas40
- Hair salons49
- Barbershops70
- Nail salons45
- Spas and skin care39
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in San Francisco County, CA?
San Francisco County has 156 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, down 27.3% from 2019. Official counts list 200 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in San Francisco County, CA spend on personal care products and services?
About $484.6M a year, or $1,332 per household. That is 33% above the U.S. average (an index of 133, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 156 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 363,970 households in San Francisco County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Francisco County, CA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
San Francisco County has 4.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.1M, 65% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, San Francisco County would have about 257, against 156 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 22,748 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count fell 27.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
How fast is San Francisco County, CA growing?
Population estimates put San Francisco County at 826,079 people in 2025, down 5.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 363,970 households. Median household income in San Francisco County is $140,970, 75% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. San Francisco County scores 70 for barbershops (upper middle), #227 of 1,356 scored counties.
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