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Barbershops in San Joaquin County, CA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in San Joaquin County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #117 of 1,356 scored counties
#11 of 48 scored counties in California

Listings
118
9 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$266.6M
On personal care products and services · $1,087 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
20% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
823,815
+5.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

San Joaquin County scores 77 (high) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #117 of 1,356 scored counties and #11 of 48 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for barbershops.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 118 barbershops in San Joaquin County. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

At $1,087 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in San Joaquin County spend about $266.6M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $2.3M per shop, 20% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in San Joaquin County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 27,250 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in San Joaquin County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of San Joaquin County grew 5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How San Joaquin 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.

Barbershops in San Joaquin County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSan Joaquin CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.85.45.3
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.1M$1.9M
Households per official establishment27,25022,80816,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.9%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.5%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,087$1,149$1,005
Median household income$92,179$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score7755

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 9
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$365K
One-person businesses, 2023
359Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1189 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
141The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$15K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in San Joaquin 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 Joaquin County

Population, 2025 estimate
823,815+5.5% since 2020
Households
245,250
Median age
35.9
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,392 sq. mi.
People per square mile
573
Median household income
$92,179+43.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$117,604
Median home value
$530,700
Jobs located here
284,408
Daytime population
748,070Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for barbershops, numbered among those based in California, with San Joaquin County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1San Benito County, CA8983.9$3.2M+8.6%#21 of 1,356
2Placer County, CA88694.4$2.8M+8.9%#24 of 1,356
3San Mateo County, CA81853.2$4.4M−2.5%#58 of 1,356
4Sonoma County, CA80673.5$3.4M−0.4%#71 of 1,356
5Amador County, CA8053.1$3.3M+3.2%#72 of 1,356
6Yolo County, CA80263.4$3.2M+3.1%#74 of 1,356
7Marin County, CA78242.3$5.9M−2.9%#86 of 1,356
8El Dorado County, CA77263.4$3.5M+0.6%#104 of 1,356
9Calaveras County, CA7763.3$3.2M+2.8%#105 of 1,356
10Contra Costa County, CA771804.3$3M+0.3%#107 of 1,356
11San Joaquin County, CA771184.8$2.3M+5.5%#117 of 1,356

Other business types in San Joaquin County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many barbershops are in San Joaquin County, CA?

There are 118 barbershops on map listings in San Joaquin County as of September 2026. 9 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 359 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in San Joaquin County, CA spend on personal care products and services?

About $266.6M a year, or $1,087 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 118 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 245,250 households in San Joaquin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does San Joaquin County, CA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

San Joaquin County has 4.8 barbershops per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, San Joaquin County would have about 141, against 118 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 27,250 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.

How fast is San Joaquin County, CA growing?

Population estimates put San Joaquin County at 823,815 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 245,250 households. Median household income in San Joaquin County is $92,179, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.1%, 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 Joaquin County scores 77 for barbershops (high), #117 of 1,356 scored counties.

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