Beauty and personal care · County · Colorado
Barbershops in Boulder County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Boulder County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #512 of 1,356 scored counties
#10 of 17 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 55
- 20 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $162.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,186 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 57% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 328,560
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 55 barbershops in Boulder County. 20 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $1,186 per household (18% above the U.S. average), households in Boulder County spend about $162.4M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 57% 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 14 businesses with payroll in Boulder County classed as barber shops. That is one for every 9,786 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 38 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Boulder County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Boulder County is 57 (upper middle), #512 of 1,356 scored counties and #10 of 17 scored counties in Colorado.
How Boulder 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 | Boulder County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.5M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,786 | 12,562 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.3% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,186 | $1,118 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $103,994 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 118
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 38Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5520 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 86The 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 Boulder 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 Boulder County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 328,560−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 137,008
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 726 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 453
- Median household income
- $103,994+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,846
- Median home value
- $756,300
- Jobs located here
- 190,563
- Daytime population
- 376,803Residents 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 |
Other business types in Boulder 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 spas37
- Hair salons47
- Barbershops57
- Nail salons55
- Spas and skin care28
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Boulder County, CO?
There are 55 barbershops on map listings in Boulder County as of September 2026. 20 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Another 38 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Boulder County, CO spend on personal care products and services?
About $162.4M a year, or $1,186 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 137,008 households in Boulder County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Boulder County, CO compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Boulder County has 4.0 barbershops per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3M, 57% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Boulder County would have about 86, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,786 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Boulder County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Boulder County at 328,560 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 137,008 households. Median household income in Boulder County is $103,994, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Boulder County scores 57 for barbershops (upper middle), #512 of 1,356 scored counties.
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