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Barbershops in Lee County, FL
How Lee County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #760 of 1,356 scored counties
#21 of 50 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 202
- 20 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $299.2M
- On personal care products and services · $913 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 875,607
- +14.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Lee County comes to about $299.2M a year: $913 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 202 barbershops, that is $1.5M per shop, 21% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 202 barbershops on map listings in Lee County as of September 2026. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 10%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Lee County was 26 in 2023. That is one for every 12,608 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 430 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Lee County.
Population estimates put the population change in Lee County from 2020 to 2025 at +14.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lee County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #760 of 1,356 scored counties and #21 of 50 scored counties in Florida.
How Lee County 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 | Lee County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 7.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,608 | 10,833 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +47.7% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $913 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $76,107 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 26
- Employees, 2023
- 28
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $609K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 430Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20220 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 159The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Lee 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 Lee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 875,607+14.4% since 2020
- Households
- 327,803
- Median age
- 48.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 781 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,047
- Median household income
- $76,107+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,469
- Median home value
- $362,200
- Jobs located here
- 293,056
- Daytime population
- 793,827Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for barbershops, numbered among those based in Florida, with Lee County marked.
Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Walton County, FL | 88 | 8 | 2.3 | $4.2M | +22.9% | #22 of 1,356 |
| 2Sumter County, FL | 83 | 14 | 2.0 | $4.5M | +21.1% | #44 of 1,356 |
| 3St. Johns County, FL | 80 | 31 | 2.7 | $4.2M | +25.0% | #68 of 1,356 |
| 4Nassau County, FL | 73 | 17 | 4.3 | $2.3M | +17.4% | #171 of 1,356 |
| 5Santa Rosa County, FL | 72 | 30 | 4.1 | $2.4M | +11.7% | #189 of 1,356 |
| 6Flagler County, FL | 63 | 25 | 4.8 | $1.9M | +21.0% | #391 of 1,356 |
| 7Manatee County, FL | 63 | 93 | 5.3 | $1.8M | +16.6% | #395 of 1,356 |
| 8Putnam County, FL | 60 | 8 | 2.6 | $2.9M | +5.9% | #444 of 1,356 |
| 9Volusia County, FL | 59 | 123 | 5.1 | $1.7M | +9.1% | #472 of 1,356 |
| 10Charlotte County, FL | 58 | 43 | 4.7 | $1.8M | +15.5% | #499 of 1,356 |
| 21Lee County, FL | 48 | 202 | 6.2 | $1.5M | +14.4% | #760 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Lee 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 spas34
- Hair salons37
- Barbershops48
- Nail salons42
- Spas and skin care38
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Lee County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 202 barbershops in Lee County. 20 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Another 430 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lee County, FL spend on personal care products and services?
About $299.2M a year, or $913 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 202 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 327,803 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lee County, FL compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Lee County has 6.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Lee County would have about 159, against 202 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,608 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Lee County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Lee County at 875,607 people in 2025, up 14.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 327,803 households. The median household income in Lee County is $76,107 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. Lee County scores 48 for barbershops (lower middle), #760 of 1,356 scored counties.
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