Beauty and personal care · County · Florida
Barbershops in St. Johns County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in St. Johns County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #68 of 1,356 scored counties
#3 of 50 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 31
- 9 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $128.9M
- On personal care products and services · $1,113 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 346,328
- +25.0% since 2020
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What this means
For barbershops, St. Johns County has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #68 of 1,356 scored counties and #3 of 50 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for barbershops.
At $1,113 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in St. Johns County spend about $128.9M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $4.2M per shop, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 31 barbershops on map listings in St. Johns County as of September 2026. 9 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in St. Johns County classed as barber shops. That is one for every 11,579 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $319K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in St. Johns County. Population estimates show St. Johns County grew 25.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How St. Johns 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 | St. Johns County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 7.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $1.3M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,579 | 10,833 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +47.7% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +25.0% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,113 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $109,839 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $811K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 54Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 319 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 68The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $319K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in St. Johns 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 St. Johns County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 346,328+25.0% since 2020
- Households
- 115,794
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 601 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 511
- Median household income
- $109,839+33.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,427
- Median home value
- $489,200
- Jobs located here
- 95,238
- Daytime population
- 271,916Residents 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 St. Johns 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 |
Other business types in St. Johns 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 spas55
- Hair salons65
- Barbershops80
- Nail salons53
- Spas and skin care49
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in St. Johns County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 barbershops in St. Johns County. 9 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 54 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in St. Johns County, FL spend on personal care products and services?
About $128.9M a year, or $1,113 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 115,794 households in St. Johns County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Johns County, FL compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
St. Johns County has 2.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $4.2M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, St. Johns County would have about 68, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,579 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Johns County, FL growing?
Population estimates put St. Johns County at 346,328 people in 2025, up 25.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 115,794 households. The median household income in St. Johns County is $109,839 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.5% 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. St. Johns County scores 80 for barbershops (high), #68 of 1,356 scored counties.
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