Beauty and personal care · County · Florida
Barbershops in St. Lucie County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in St. Lucie County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #844 of 1,356 scored counties
#27 of 50 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 93
- 5 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $119.4M
- On personal care products and services · $868 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 402,449
- +21.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 93 barbershops in St. Lucie County. 5 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.8 per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in St. Lucie County spend about $119.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $868 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 93 barbershops, that is $1.3M per shop, 32% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in St. Lucie County classed as barber shops. That is one for every 13,745 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 226 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $47K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in St. Lucie County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Lucie County grew 21.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, St. Lucie County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #844 of 1,356 scored counties and #27 of 50 scored counties in Florida.
How St. Lucie 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. Lucie County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 7.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,745 | 10,833 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +47.7% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +21.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $868 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $71,457 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $299K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 226Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 935 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
- 1
- Amount
- $47K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in St. Lucie 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. Lucie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 402,449+21.4% since 2020
- Households
- 137,453
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 572 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 630
- Median household income
- $71,457+36.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,466
- Median home value
- $347,300
- Jobs located here
- 89,638
- Daytime population
- 304,916Residents 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. Lucie 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 |
| 27St. Lucie County, FL | 45 | 93 | 6.8 | $1.3M | +21.4% | #844 of 1,356 |
Other business types in St. Lucie 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 spas46
- Hair salons55
- Barbershops45
- Nail salons55
- Spas and skin care63
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in St. Lucie County, FL?
There are 93 barbershops on map listings in St. Lucie County as of September 2026. 5 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 226 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in St. Lucie County, FL spend on personal care products and services?
About $119.4M a year, or $868 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 93 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 137,453 households in St. Lucie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Lucie County, FL compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
St. Lucie County has 6.8 barbershops per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.3M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, St. Lucie County would have about 63, against 93 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,745 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Lucie County, FL growing?
Population estimates put St. Lucie County at 402,449 people in 2025, up 21.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 137,453 households. Median household income in St. Lucie County is $71,457, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.6%, 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. Lucie County scores 45 for barbershops (lower middle), #844 of 1,356 scored counties.
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