Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Florida
Barbershops in the Gainesville, FL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in the Gainesville, FL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #228 of 387 scored metro areas
#8 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 82
- 10 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $119.4M
- On personal care products and services · $838 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 359,036
- +5.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $838 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in the Gainesville metro area spend about $119.4M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.5M per shop, 23% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 82 barbershops on map listings in the Gainesville metro area as of September 2026. 10 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.8 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in the Gainesville metro area classed as barber shops. That is one for every 28,500 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 101 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Gainesville metro area grew 5.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, the Gainesville metro area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #228 of 387 scored metro areas and #8 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.
How the Gainesville metro area compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Gainesville metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 7.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 28,500 | 10,833 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +47.7% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $838 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $61,468 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 4
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $129K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 101Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 63The 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 the Gainesville 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 Gainesville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 359,036+5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 142,499
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,344 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 149
- Median household income
- $61,468+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,169
- Median home value
- $266,200
- Jobs located here
- 152,641
- Daytime population
- 368,793Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 81 | 14 | 2.0 | $4.5M | +21.1% | #6 of 387 |
| 2Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 59 | 148 | 5.0 | $1.7M | +11.2% | #122 of 387 |
| 3Naples-Marco Island, FL | 56 | 78 | 4.7 | $2.2M | +10.6% | #140 of 387 |
| 4Punta Gorda, FL | 53 | 43 | 4.7 | $1.8M | +15.5% | #168 of 387 |
| 5Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 53 | 67 | 5.6 | $1.7M | +9.4% | #169 of 387 |
| 6Ocala, FL | 50 | 107 | 6.5 | $1.2M | +17.3% | #195 of 387 |
| 7North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | 49 | 210 | 5.4 | $1.8M | +13.2% | #200 of 387 |
| 8Gainesville, FL | 47 | 82 | 5.8 | $1.5M | +5.4% | #228 of 387 |
| 9Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 46 | 52 | 5.9 | $1.5M | +15.7% | #237 of 387 |
| 10Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 43 | 45 | 6.4 | $1.4M | +7.7% | #262 of 387 |
Other business types in the Gainesville 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 spas44
- Hair salons45
- Barbershops47
- Nail salons45
- Spas and skin care44
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Gainesville, FL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 82 barbershops in the Gainesville metro area. 10 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 101 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Gainesville, FL metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $119.4M a year, or $838 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 142,499 households in the Gainesville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Gainesville, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Gainesville metro area has 5.8 barbershops per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Gainesville metro area would have about 63, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 28,500 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is the Gainesville, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Gainesville metro area at 359,036 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 142,499 households. The median household income in the Gainesville metro area is $61,468 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.2% 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. The Gainesville metro area scores 47 for barbershops (lower middle), #228 of 387 scored metro areas.
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