Beauty and personal care · County · Colorado
Barbershops in El Paso County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in El Paso County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #727 of 1,356 scored counties
#14 of 17 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 178
- 27 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $313.9M
- On personal care products and services · $1,082 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 757,040
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,082 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in El Paso County spend about $313.9M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
El Paso County has 178 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 27 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.1 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in El Paso County in 2023. That is one for every 9,673 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 El Paso County.
Population estimates put the population change in El Paso County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in El Paso County is 49 (lower middle), #727 of 1,356 scored counties and #14 of 17 scored counties in Colorado.
How El Paso 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 | El Paso County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.5M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,673 | 12,562 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.3% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,082 | $1,118 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $90,363 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 30
- Employees, 2023
- 169
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 260Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17827 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 167The 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 El Paso 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 El Paso County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 757,040+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 290,190
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,126 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 349
- Median household income
- $90,363+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,684
- Median home value
- $461,000
- Jobs located here
- 284,746
- Daytime population
- 727,616Residents 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 El Paso 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 |
| 14El Paso County, CO | 49 | 178 | 6.1 | $1.8M | +3.2% | #727 of 1,356 |
Other business types in El Paso 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 spas44
- Hair salons55
- Barbershops49
- Nail salons59
- Spas and skin care39
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in El Paso County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 178 barbershops in El Paso County. 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 El Paso County, CO spend on personal care products and services?
About $313.9M a year, or $1,082 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 178 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 290,190 households in El Paso County and national spending patterns by income.
How does El Paso County, CO compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
El Paso County has 6.1 barbershops per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, El Paso County would have about 167, against 178 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,673 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is El Paso County, CO growing?
Population estimates put El Paso County at 757,040 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 290,190 households. The median household income in El Paso County is $90,363 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.4% 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. El Paso County scores 49 for barbershops (lower middle), #727 of 1,356 scored counties.
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