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Barbershops in Seward County, KS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Seward County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.6M
- On personal care products and services · $907 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,073
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $907 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Seward County spend about $6.6M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $2.2M per shop, 16% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 3 barbershops on map listings in Seward County as of September 2026. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Seward County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Seward County declined 3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 barbershops on map listings, Seward County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Seward 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 | Seward County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $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 | −3.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $907 | $996 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $63,827 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Seward 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 Seward County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,073−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 7,257
- Median age
- 32.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 640 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $63,827+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,284
- Median home value
- $136,500
- Jobs located here
- 10,899
- Daytime population
- 22,008Residents 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 Seward 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 |
| Seward County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 4.1 | $2.2M | −3.6% |
Other business types in Seward 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
- Barbershops
- Nail salons15
- Spas and skin care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Seward County, KS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 barbershops in Seward County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Seward County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Seward County, KS spend on personal care products and services?
About $6.6M a year, or $907 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 7,257 households in Seward County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Seward County, KS compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Seward County has 4.1 barbershops per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.2M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Seward County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Seward County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Seward County at 21,073 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,257 households. The median household income in Seward County is $63,827 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.5% 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. Seward County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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