Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Colorado
Barbershops in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area
The barbershops in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #223 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado
- Listings
- 180
- 27 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $326.2M
- On personal care products and services · $1,080 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 781,796
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Colorado Springs metro area comes to about $326.2M a year: $1,080 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per shop, 4% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 180 barbershops on map listings in the Colorado Springs metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 27 are chain locations, or 15%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.0 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 30 businesses with payroll in the Colorado Springs metro area classed as barber shops. That is one for every 10,068 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 260 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $101K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in the Colorado Springs metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Colorado Springs metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, the Colorado Springs metro area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #223 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado.
How the Colorado Springs metro area 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 | Colorado Springs metro area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.5M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,068 | 12,562 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.3% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,080 | $1,118 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $90,144 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30
- Employees, 2023
- 169
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 260Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18027 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 173The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $101K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in the Colorado Springs metro area, 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 the Colorado Springs metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 781,796+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 302,050
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,684 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 286
- Median household income
- $90,144+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,390
- Median home value
- $461,800
- Jobs located here
- 292,224
- Daytime population
- 748,721Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Greeley, CO | 66 | 54 | 4.3 | $2.5M | +14.2% | #75 of 387 |
| 2Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 65 | 537 | 4.4 | $2.7M | +4.1% | #79 of 387 |
| 3Grand Junction, CO | 60 | 26 | 3.9 | $2.4M | +4.4% | #111 of 387 |
| 4Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 57 | 76 | 4.9 | $2.2M | +4.8% | #133 of 387 |
| 5Boulder, CO | 54 | 55 | 4.0 | $3M | −0.7% | #159 of 387 |
| 6Colorado Springs, CO | 47 | 180 | 6.0 | $1.8M | +3.1% | #223 of 387 |
| 7Pueblo, CO | 30 | 40 | 5.8 | $1.5M | +0.6% | #331 of 387 |
Other business types in the Colorado Springs metro area
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 spas46
- Hair salons56
- Barbershops47
- Nail salons57
- Spas and skin care37
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 180 barbershops in the Colorado Springs metro area. 27 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Another 260 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $326.2M a year, or $1,080 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 180 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 302,050 households in the Colorado Springs metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Colorado Springs, CO metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Colorado Springs metro area has 6.0 barbershops per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Colorado Springs metro area would have about 173, against 180 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,068 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is the Colorado Springs, CO metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Colorado Springs metro area at 781,796 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 302,050 households. The median household income in the Colorado Springs metro area is $90,144 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.2% 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. The Colorado Springs metro area scores 47 for barbershops (lower middle), #223 of 387 scored metro areas.
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