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Barbershops in Douglas County, CO
The barbershops in Douglas County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #55 of 1,356 scored counties
#1 of 17 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 39
- 19 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $194.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,391 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 399,396
- +10.9% since 2020
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What this means
Douglas County scores 82 (high) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #55 of 1,356 scored counties and #1 of 17 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for barbershops.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 barbershops in Douglas County. 19 of them (49%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Douglas County comes to about $194.7M a year: $1,391 per household, 38% above the U.S. average. Spread across 39 barbershops, that is $5M per shop, 2.7 times 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.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Douglas County in 2023. That is one for every 12,724 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $93K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Douglas County. Population estimates put the population change in Douglas County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Douglas 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 | Douglas County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $2.5M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,724 | 12,562 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.3% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.9% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,391 | $1,118 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $149,594 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 85
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3919 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 103The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $93K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 399,396+10.9% since 2020
- Households
- 139,960
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 840 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 449
- Median household income
- $149,594+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $183,544
- Median home value
- $713,600
- Jobs located here
- 144,461
- Daytime population
- 321,562Residents 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 Douglas 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 Douglas 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 spas56
- Hair salons68
- Barbershops82
- Nail salons60
- Spas and skin care43
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Douglas County, CO?
There are 39 barbershops on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. 19 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 36 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Douglas County, CO spend on personal care products and services?
About $194.7M a year, or $1,391 per household. That is 38% above the U.S. average (an index of 138, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $5M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 139,960 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, CO compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Douglas County has 2.8 barbershops per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $5M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Douglas County would have about 103, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,724 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 399,396 people in 2025, up 10.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 139,960 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $149,594, 85% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.9%, 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. Douglas County scores 82 for barbershops (high), #55 of 1,356 scored counties.
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