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Barbershops in Butler County, KS
The barbershops in Butler County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #185 of 1,356 scored counties
#3 of 19 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $26M
- On personal care products and services · $1,025 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 38% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 69,484
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 barbershops in Butler County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Butler County comes to about $26M a year: $1,025 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per shop, 38% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Butler County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Butler County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Butler County is 72 (upper middle), #185 of 1,356 scored counties and #3 of 19 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Butler County compares
The same measures for Kansas 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 | Butler County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.2M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 26,683 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.7% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,025 | $996 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $81,610 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Butler 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 Butler County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 69,484+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 25,338
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,430 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $81,610+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,506
- Median home value
- $217,600
- Jobs located here
- 20,149
- Daytime population
- 57,947Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for barbershops, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Butler County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Miami County, KS | 81 | 5 | 3.6 | $2.9M | +5.9% | #64 of 1,356 |
| 2Leavenworth County, KS | 80 | 10 | 3.3 | $3.2M | +3.2% | #73 of 1,356 |
| 3Butler County, KS | 72 | 10 | 3.9 | $2.6M | +3.1% | #185 of 1,356 |
| 4Johnson County, KS | 69 | 102 | 4.1 | $3M | +4.2% | #257 of 1,356 |
| 5Riley County, KS | 66 | 7 | 2.5 | $3.6M | +0.8% | #297 of 1,356 |
| 6Sedgwick County, KS | 59 | 129 | 6.2 | $1.5M | +2.6% | #475 of 1,356 |
| 7Douglas County, KS | 57 | 20 | 4.0 | $2.5M | +1.8% | #519 of 1,356 |
| 8Saline County, KS | 50 | 8 | 3.6 | $2.6M | −1.6% | #688 of 1,356 |
| 9Ellis County, KS | 49 | 5 | 4.1 | $2.2M | +0.4% | #715 of 1,356 |
| 10Reno County, KS | 45 | 10 | 3.9 | $2.2M | −0.6% | #822 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Butler 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 spas60
- Hair salons68
- Barbershops72
- Nail salons48
- Spas and skin care72
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Butler County, KS?
There are 10 barbershops on map listings in Butler County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Butler County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Butler County, KS spend on personal care products and services?
About $26M a year, or $1,025 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,338 households in Butler County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Butler County, KS compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Butler County has 3.9 barbershops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 38% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Butler County would have about 14, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Butler County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Butler County at 69,484 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,338 households. Median household income in Butler County is $81,610, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Butler County scores 72 for barbershops (upper middle), #185 of 1,356 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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