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Barbershops in Denver County, CO
The barbershops in Denver County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #467 of 1,356 scored counties
#8 of 17 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 158
- 27 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +36.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $378.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,127 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 740,613
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 158 barbershops in Denver County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 4.7 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Denver County spend about $378.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,127 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 27% 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 34 businesses with payroll in Denver County classed as barber shops, up 36.0% from 2019. That is one for every 9,866 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 244 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Denver County.
Population estimates show Denver County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Denver County is 59 (upper middle), #467 of 1,356 scored counties and #8 of 17 scored counties in Colorado.
How Denver 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 | Denver County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.5M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,866 | 12,562 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +36.0% | +24.3% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,127 | $1,118 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $94,718 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 34+36.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 200
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 244Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15827 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 201The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Denver 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 Denver County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 740,613+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 335,428
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 49%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 153 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,696
- Median household income
- $94,718+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,552
- Median home value
- $616,000
- Jobs located here
- 557,999
- Daytime population
- 911,038Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for barbershops, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Denver County marked.
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 Denver 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 spas39
- Hair salons48
- Barbershops59
- Nail salons56
- Spas and skin care35
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Denver County, CO?
There are 158 barbershops on map listings in Denver County as of September 2026. 27 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, up 36.0% from 2019. Another 244 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Denver County, CO spend on personal care products and services?
About $378.1M a year, or $1,127 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 158 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 335,428 households in Denver County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Denver County, CO compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Denver County has 4.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Denver County would have about 201, against 158 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,866 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Denver County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Denver County at 740,613 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 335,428 households. Median household income in Denver County is $94,718, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.1%, 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. Denver County scores 59 for barbershops (upper middle), #467 of 1,356 scored counties.
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