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Barbershops in McPherson County, KS
How McPherson County, KS compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,036 of 1,356 scored counties
#15 of 19 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.9M
- On personal care products and services · $976 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,064
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
For barbershops, McPherson County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,036 of 1,356 scored counties and #15 of 19 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $976 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in McPherson County spend about $11.9M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 9 barbershops, that is $1.3M per shop, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 9 barbershops on map listings in McPherson County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.4, 40% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in McPherson County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McPherson County declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How McPherson 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 | McPherson County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.4 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $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 | −0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $976 | $996 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $78,851 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 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
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- 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 McPherson 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 McPherson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,064−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,162
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 898 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $78,851+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,169
- Median home value
- $211,200
- Jobs located here
- 16,543
- Daytime population
- 32,591Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 15McPherson County, KS | 34 | 9 | 7.4 | $1.3M | −0.4% | #1,036 of 1,356 |
Other business types in McPherson 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 spas57
- Hair salons59
- Barbershops34
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care71
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in McPherson County, KS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 barbershops in McPherson County. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in McPherson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in McPherson County, KS spend on personal care products and services?
About $11.9M a year, or $976 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 12,162 households in McPherson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McPherson County, KS compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
McPherson County has 7.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.3M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, McPherson County would have about 6, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is McPherson County, KS growing?
Population estimates put McPherson County at 30,064 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,162 households. The median household income in McPherson County is $78,851 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. McPherson County scores 34 for barbershops (lower middle), #1,036 of 1,356 scored counties.
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