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Barbershops in Sedgwick County, KS
The barbershops in Sedgwick County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #475 of 1,356 scored counties
#6 of 19 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 129
- 14 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $197.8M
- On personal care products and services · $957 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 538,433
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Sedgwick County spend about $197.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $957 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Sedgwick County has 129 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Sedgwick County classed as barber shops. That is one for every 51,692 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 211 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Sedgwick County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Sedgwick County is 59 (upper middle), #475 of 1,356 scored counties and #6 of 19 scored counties in Kansas.
How Sedgwick 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 | Sedgwick County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.2M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 51,692 | 26,683 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.7% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $957 | $996 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $69,365 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $559K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 211Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12914 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 105The 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 Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 538,433+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 206,768
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 997 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 530
- Median household income
- $69,365+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,235
- Median home value
- $203,300
- Jobs located here
- 261,004
- Daytime population
- 549,658Residents 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 Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick 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 spas38
- Hair salons48
- Barbershops59
- Nail salons38
- Spas and skin care43
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Sedgwick County, KS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 129 barbershops in Sedgwick County. 14 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 211 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sedgwick County, KS spend on personal care products and services?
About $197.8M a year, or $957 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 129 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 206,768 households in Sedgwick County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sedgwick County, KS compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Sedgwick County has 6.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Sedgwick County would have about 105, against 129 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 51,692 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Sedgwick County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Sedgwick County at 538,433 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 206,768 households. The median household income in Sedgwick County is $69,365 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Sedgwick County scores 59 for barbershops (upper middle), #475 of 1,356 scored counties.
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