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Barbershops in Hawaii County, HI
The barbershops in Hawaii County, HI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #27 of 1,356 scored counties
#1 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $75M
- On personal care products and services · $1,013 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.8M
- 3.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 72% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 210,043
- +4.6% since 2020
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The site report maps the barbershops on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Hawaii County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Hawaii County is 86 (high), #27 of 1,356 scored counties and #1 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for barbershops.
At $1,013 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Hawaii County spend about $75M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $6.8M per shop, 3.6 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 11 barbershops on map listings in Hawaii County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 1.5 for every 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Hawaii County in 2023. That is one for every 24,691 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hawaii County grew 4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hawaii County compares
The same measures for Hawaii 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 | Hawaii County | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 3.3 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $6.8M | $3.5M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 24,691 | 10,259 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | −1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,013 | $1,143 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $78,639 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 1
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $55K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The 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 Hawaii 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 Hawaii County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 210,043+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 74,072
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,028 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $78,639+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,737
- Median home value
- $519,300
- Jobs located here
- 69,607
- Daytime population
- 224,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Hawaii County?
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Top counties in Hawaii
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hawaii County, HI | 86 | 11 | 1.5 | $6.8M | +4.6% | #27 of 1,356 |
| 2Kauai County, HI | 74 | 8 | 3.4 | $3.3M | +0.3% | #148 of 1,356 |
| 3Maui County, HI | 72 | 13 | 2.3 | $4.9M | −2.5% | #173 of 1,356 |
| 4Honolulu County, HI | 53 | 129 | 3.8 | $3.1M | −2.3% | #611 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Hawaii 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 spas68
- Hair salons76
- Barbershops86
- Nail salons81
- Spas and skin care55
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Hawaii County, HI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 barbershops in Hawaii County. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Another 20 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hawaii County, HI spend on personal care products and services?
About $75M a year, or $1,013 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $6.8M 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 74,072 households in Hawaii County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hawaii County, HI compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Hawaii County has 1.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $6.8M, 3.6 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Hawaii County would have about 40, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 24,691 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Hawaii County, HI growing?
Population estimates put Hawaii County at 210,043 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,072 households. The median household income in Hawaii County is $78,639 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Hawaii County scores 86 for barbershops (high), #27 of 1,356 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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