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Barbershops in the District of Columbia

Markets across the District of Columbia ranked by the Groundwork market score for barbershops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
122
14 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$361.5M
On personal care products and services
Listings per 10k households
3.8
28% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$3M
57% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#3 of 51
Market score 75 · High

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What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 122 barbershops in the District of Columbia. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 11%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

At $1,114 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in the District of Columbia spend about $361.5M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $3M per shop, 57% 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 15 businesses with payroll in the District of Columbia classed as barber shops. That is one for every 21,633 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in the District of Columbia.

Among the 50 states and DC, the District of Columbia ranks #3 for barbershops, with a Groundwork market score of 75 (high). The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, scores 59.

Every market in the District of Columbia for barbershops

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in the District of Columbia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching the District of Columbia, ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV591,1875.0$2.4M+3.3%#120 of 387

Counties

Counties in the District of Columbia, ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
District of ColumbiaNot scored1223.8$3M+3.4%

Markets with fewer than 5 barbershops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many barbershops are in the District of Columbia?

There are 122 barbershops on map listings in the District of Columbia as of September 2026. 14 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 201 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the District of Columbia spend on personal care products and services?

About $361.5M a year, or $1,114 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 122 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 324,491 households in the District of Columbia and national spending patterns by income.

How does the District of Columbia compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

The District of Columbia has 3.8 barbershops per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3M, 57% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, the District of Columbia would have about 192, against 122 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 21,633 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.

Which market in the District of Columbia has the highest market score for barbershops?

The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia is the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, at 59 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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 District of Columbia scores 75 for barbershops (high), #3 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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