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Barbershops in Pueblo County, CO
The barbershops in Pueblo County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,018 of 1,356 scored counties
#17 of 17 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 40
- 5 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $61.7M
- On personal care products and services · $900 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,277
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Pueblo County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #1,018 of 1,356 scored counties and #17 of 17 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 barbershops in Pueblo County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 5.8 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Pueblo County spend about $61.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $900 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per shop, 18% below 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Pueblo County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Pueblo County grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pueblo 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 | Pueblo County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.5M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 12,562 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.3% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $900 | $1,118 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $64,010 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 68Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 405 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 Pueblo 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 Pueblo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,277+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 68,523
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,387 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $64,010+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,458
- Median home value
- $291,300
- Jobs located here
- 56,090
- Daytime population
- 161,514Residents 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 |
| 17Pueblo County, CO | 35 | 40 | 5.8 | $1.5M | +0.6% | #1,018 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Pueblo 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 spas43
- Hair salons61
- Barbershops35
- Nail salons46
- Spas and skin care33
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Pueblo County, CO?
There are 40 barbershops on map listings in Pueblo County as of September 2026. 5 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Pueblo County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 68 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pueblo County, CO spend on personal care products and services?
About $61.7M a year, or $900 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 68,523 households in Pueblo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pueblo County, CO compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Pueblo County has 5.8 barbershops per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Pueblo County would have about 33, against 40 on map listings.
How fast is Pueblo County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Pueblo County at 169,277 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,523 households. Median household income in Pueblo County is $64,010, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. Pueblo County scores 35 for barbershops (lower middle), #1,018 of 1,356 scored counties.
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