Beauty and personal care · County · Kansas
Barbershops in Geary County, KS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Geary County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,263 of 1,356 scored counties
#19 of 19 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12.1M
- On personal care products and services · $853 a household
- Spending per listing
- $929K
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.2
- 74% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,338
- −1.2% since 2020
See the barbershops around any address in Geary County
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 Geary County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
For barbershops, Geary County has a Groundwork market score of 16 (low): #1,263 of 1,356 scored counties and #19 of 19 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Geary County comes to about $12.1M a year: $853 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $929K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 51% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Geary County has 13 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 9.2 for every 10,000 households, 74% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Geary County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Geary County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Geary 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 | Geary County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.2 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $929K | $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 | −1.2% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $853 | $996 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $59,317 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 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
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Geary 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 Geary County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,338−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 14,158
- Median age
- 28.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 44%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 385 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $59,317+11.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,877
- Median home value
- $172,700
- Jobs located here
- 9,470
- Daytime population
- 34,100Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Geary County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the barbershops on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Geary County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardBarbershops across Kansas
Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for barbershops, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Geary 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 |
| 19Geary County, KS | 16 | 13 | 9.2 | $929K | −1.2% | #1,263 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Geary 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 spas37
- Hair salons30
- Barbershops16
- Nail salons35
- Spas and skin care56
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Geary County, KS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 barbershops in Geary County. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Geary County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Geary County, KS spend on personal care products and services?
About $12.1M a year, or $853 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $929K 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 14,158 households in Geary County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Geary County, KS compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Geary County has 9.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 74% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $929K, 51% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Geary County would have about 6, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Geary County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Geary County at 36,338 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,158 households. The median household income in Geary County is $59,317 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 11.6% 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. Geary County scores 16 for barbershops (low), #1,263 of 1,356 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Geary County. It maps the barbershops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for barbershops · All 56 business types in Geary County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Geary County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Geary County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.