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Barbershops in Monroe County, FL
How Monroe 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,019 of 1,356 scored counties
#37 of 50 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 23
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $34.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,003 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,406
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Monroe County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #1,019 of 1,356 scored counties and #37 of 50 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 barbershops in Monroe County. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, 26% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Monroe County comes to about $34.5M a year: $1,003 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per shop, 20% 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 Monroe County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Monroe County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Monroe 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 | Monroe County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 7.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 10,833 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +47.7% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,003 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $87,738 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 27 |
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
- 41Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 231 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,406−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 34,405
- Median age
- 48.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 983 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 83
- Median household income
- $87,738+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,520
- Median home value
- $780,600
- Jobs located here
- 41,028
- Daytime population
- 79,622Residents 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 Monroe 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 |
| 37Monroe County, FL | 35 | 23 | 6.7 | $1.5M | −2.9% | #1,019 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Monroe 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 spas22
- Hair salons28
- Barbershops35
- Nail salons29
- Spas and skin care21
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Monroe County, FL?
There are 23 barbershops on map listings in Monroe County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Monroe County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 41 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Monroe County, FL spend on personal care products and services?
About $34.5M a year, or $1,003 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 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 34,405 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monroe County, FL compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Monroe County has 6.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Monroe County would have about 18, against 23 on map listings.
How fast is Monroe County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Monroe County at 80,406 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,405 households. Median household income in Monroe County is $87,738, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Monroe County scores 35 for barbershops (lower middle), #1,019 of 1,356 scored counties.
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