Beauty and personal care · County · Colorado
Barbershops in Arapahoe County, CO
How Arapahoe County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #524 of 1,356 scored counties
#11 of 17 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 140
- 24 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −11.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $296.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,153 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 673,820
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,153 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in Arapahoe County spend about $296.6M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 140 barbershops, that is $2.1M per shop, 12% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Arapahoe County has 140 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 24 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.4 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Arapahoe County was 23 in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 11,184 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 236 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Arapahoe County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Arapahoe County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #524 of 1,356 scored counties and #11 of 17 scored counties in Colorado.
How Arapahoe County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | Arapahoe County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.5M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,184 | 12,562 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.5% | +24.3% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,153 | $1,118 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $101,087 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 23−11.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 146
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 236Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14024 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 157The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 673,820+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 257,232
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 798 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 827
- Median household income
- $101,087+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,289
- Median home value
- $561,200
- Jobs located here
- 352,398
- Daytime population
- 677,507Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Douglas County, CO | 82 | 39 | 2.8 | $5M | +10.9% | #55 of 1,356 |
| 2Garfield County, CO | 78 | 8 | 3.4 | $3.1M | +2.7% | #93 of 1,356 |
| 3Adams County, CO | 74 | 87 | 4.6 | $2.4M | +6.6% | #158 of 1,356 |
| 4La Plata County, CO | 73 | 9 | 3.7 | $2.8M | +2.2% | #166 of 1,356 |
| 5Weld County, CO | 67 | 54 | 4.3 | $2.5M | +14.2% | #291 of 1,356 |
| 6Mesa County, CO | 65 | 26 | 3.9 | $2.4M | +4.4% | #335 of 1,356 |
| 7Jefferson County, CO | 59 | 107 | 4.4 | $2.7M | −0.5% | #461 of 1,356 |
| 8Denver County, CO | 59 | 158 | 4.7 | $2.4M | +3.2% | #467 of 1,356 |
| 9Larimer County, CO | 58 | 76 | 4.9 | $2.2M | +4.8% | #489 of 1,356 |
| 10Boulder County, CO | 57 | 55 | 4.0 | $3M | −0.7% | #512 of 1,356 |
| 11Arapahoe County, CO | 57 | 140 | 5.4 | $2.1M | +2.8% | #524 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Arapahoe 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 spas41
- Hair salons56
- Barbershops57
- Nail salons47
- Spas and skin care36
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Arapahoe County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 140 barbershops in Arapahoe County. 24 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019. Another 236 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Arapahoe County, CO spend on personal care products and services?
About $296.6M a year, or $1,153 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 140 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 257,232 households in Arapahoe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Arapahoe County, CO compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Arapahoe County has 5.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Arapahoe County would have about 157, against 140 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,184 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Arapahoe County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Arapahoe County at 673,820 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 257,232 households. The median household income in Arapahoe County is $101,087 a year, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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. Arapahoe County scores 57 for barbershops (upper middle), #524 of 1,356 scored counties.
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