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Barbershops in Solano County, CA
How Solano 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #550 of 1,356 scored counties
#28 of 48 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 92
- 9 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $179.2M
- On personal care products and services · $1,138 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 455,376
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 92 barbershops in Solano County. 9 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 9% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $1,138 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Solano County spend about $179.2M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.9M per shop, 3% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Solano County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 205 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $30K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Solano County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Solano County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Solano County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #550 of 1,356 scored counties and #28 of 48 scored counties in California.
How Solano 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 | Solano 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 | n/a | 22,808 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.9% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,138 | $1,149 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $100,401 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 205Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 929 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 95The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $30K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Solano 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 Solano County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 455,376+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 157,512
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 822 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 550
- Median household income
- $100,401+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,026
- Median home value
- $617,700
- Jobs located here
- 138,955
- Daytime population
- 384,717Residents 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 |
| 28Solano County, CA | 56 | 92 | 5.8 | $1.9M | +0.6% | #550 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Solano 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 spas49
- Hair salons65
- Barbershops56
- Nail salons43
- Spas and skin care61
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Solano County, CA?
There are 92 barbershops on map listings in Solano County as of September 2026. 9 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Solano County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 205 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Solano County, CA spend on personal care products and services?
About $179.2M a year, or $1,138 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 92 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 157,512 households in Solano County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Solano County, CA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Solano County has 5.8 barbershops per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.9M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Solano County would have about 95, against 92 on map listings.
How fast is Solano County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Solano County at 455,376 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 157,512 households. Median household income in Solano County is $100,401, 24% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Solano County scores 56 for barbershops (upper middle), #550 of 1,356 scored counties.
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