Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Connecticut
Barbershops in the New Haven, CT metro area
The barbershops in the New Haven, CT metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #106 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut
- Listings
- 140
- 13 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $248.3M
- On personal care products and services · $1,077 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
- 578,741
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 140 barbershops in the New Haven metro area. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 9%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.1, 15% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $1,077 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in the New Haven metro area spend about $248.3M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 140 barbershops, that is $1.8M per shop, 6% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in the New Haven metro area classed as barber shops. That is one for every 25,630 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 216 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $267K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in the New Haven metro area.
Population estimates show the New Haven metro area grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The New Haven metro area scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #106 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut.
How the New Haven metro area compares
The same measures for Connecticut 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 | New Haven metro area | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 25,630 | 18,152 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.9% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,077 | $1,124 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $88,197 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $400K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 216Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14013 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 132The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $267K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in the New Haven 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 New Haven metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 578,741+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 230,673
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 367 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,554
- Median household income
- $88,197
- Average household income
- $121,518
- Median home value
- $353,100
- Jobs located here
- 298,580
- Daytime population
- 597,614Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Connecticut for barbershops, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the New Haven metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waterbury-Shelton, CT | 64 | 112 | 6.2 | $1.7M | +3.2% | #89 of 387 |
| 2New Haven, CT | 61 | 140 | 6.1 | $1.8M | +2.5% | #106 of 387 |
| 3Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | 55 | 227 | 6.4 | $1.9M | +3.7% | #154 of 387 |
| 4Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 53 | 320 | 6.9 | $1.6M | +3.0% | #170 of 387 |
| 5Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | 46 | 76 | 6.6 | $1.6M | +2.0% | #236 of 387 |
Other business types in the New Haven 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 spas37
- Hair salons41
- Barbershops61
- Nail salons34
- 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 the New Haven, CT metro area?
The New Haven metro area has 140 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 216 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the New Haven, CT metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $248.3M a year, or $1,077 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 140 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 230,673 households in the New Haven metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the New Haven, CT metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The New Haven metro area 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 national ratio of barbershops to household spending, the New Haven metro area would have about 132, against 140 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 25,630 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is the New Haven, CT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the New Haven metro area at 578,741 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 230,673 households. Median household income in the New Haven metro area is $88,197, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 New Haven metro area scores 61 for barbershops (upper middle), #106 of 387 scored metro areas.
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