Beauty and personal care · County · Idaho
Barbershops in Ada County, ID
How Ada County, ID compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #312 of 1,356 scored counties
#7 of 11 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 97
- 13 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $221.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,093 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 546,141
- +9.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 97 barbershops in Ada County. 13 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.8 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Ada County spend about $221.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,093 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 97 barbershops, that is $2.3M per shop, 21% above 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 17 businesses with payroll in Ada County classed as barber shops. That is one for every 11,914 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 148 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $577K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Ada County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ada County grew 9.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Ada County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #312 of 1,356 scored counties and #7 of 11 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Ada County compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Ada County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.2M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,914 | 21,606 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +65.0% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.6% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,093 | $991 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $91,502 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 150
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 148Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9713 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 117The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $577K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Ada 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 Ada County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 546,141+9.6% since 2020
- Households
- 202,543
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,052 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 493
- Median household income
- $91,502+38.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,631
- Median home value
- $512,300
- Jobs located here
- 294,737
- Daytime population
- 566,160Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for barbershops, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Ada County marked.
Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bonner County, ID | 81 | 6 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +14.8% | #62 of 1,356 |
| 2Bingham County, ID | 79 | 5 | 3.1 | $3.1M | +6.4% | #81 of 1,356 |
| 3Bannock County, ID | 70 | 11 | 3.3 | $2.8M | +4.9% | #231 of 1,356 |
| 4Kootenai County, ID | 70 | 34 | 4.8 | $2.1M | +11.0% | #244 of 1,356 |
| 5Nez Perce County, ID | 69 | 5 | 2.9 | $3.2M | +1.8% | #253 of 1,356 |
| 6Bonneville County, ID | 67 | 20 | 4.5 | $2.2M | +8.9% | #294 of 1,356 |
| 7Ada County, ID | 66 | 97 | 4.8 | $2.3M | +9.6% | #312 of 1,356 |
| 8Canyon County, ID | 61 | 57 | 6.6 | $1.5M | +18.1% | #437 of 1,356 |
| 9Payette County, ID | 57 | 5 | 5.2 | $1.8M | +8.8% | #532 of 1,356 |
| 10Twin Falls County, ID | 49 | 23 | 6.6 | $1.4M | +7.9% | #737 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Ada 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 spas43
- Hair salons51
- Barbershops66
- Nail salons60
- Spas and skin care39
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Ada County, ID?
Ada County has 97 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Another 148 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ada County, ID spend on personal care products and services?
About $221.4M a year, or $1,093 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 97 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 202,543 households in Ada County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ada County, ID compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Ada County has 4.8 barbershops per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Ada County would have about 117, against 97 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,914 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Ada County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Ada County at 546,141 people in 2025, up 9.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 202,543 households. Median household income in Ada County is $91,502, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.0%, 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. Ada County scores 66 for barbershops (upper middle), #312 of 1,356 scored counties.
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