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Barbershops in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area
The barbershops in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #292 of 387 scored metro areas
#14 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 144
- 12 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $181.9M
- On personal care products and services · $902 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 544,949
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
For barbershops, the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #292 of 387 scored metro areas and #14 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $902 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area spend about $181.9M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 144 barbershops, that is $1.3M per shop, 33% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
The Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area has 144 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 8%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 7.1 for every 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area classed as barber shops. That is one for every 16,803 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $13K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area. Population estimates show the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent 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 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.1 | 7.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 16,803 | 10,833 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +47.7% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $902 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $75,967 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 257Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14412 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 97The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $13K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 544,949+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 201,632
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,669 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 314
- Median household income
- $75,967+35.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,236
- Median home value
- $286,000
- Jobs located here
- 205,446
- Daytime population
- 517,822Residents 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 |
| 14Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 39 | 144 | 7.1 | $1.3M | +6.5% | #292 of 387 |
Other business types in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent 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 spas39
- Hair salons43
- Barbershops39
- Nail salons40
- Spas and skin care41
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 144 barbershops in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area. 12 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 257 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $181.9M a year, or $902 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 144 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 201,632 households in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area has 7.1 barbershops per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.3M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area would have about 97, against 144 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,803 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area at 544,949 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 201,632 households. The median household income in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area is $75,967 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.6% 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. The Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area scores 39 for barbershops (lower middle), #292 of 387 scored metro areas.
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