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Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Louisiana

Barbershops in the Minden, LA area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in the Minden, LA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 3 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #374 of 377 scored small-town markets
#7 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana

Listings
11
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.8M
On personal care products and services · $686 a household
Spending per listing
$894K
53% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.7
45% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,948
−5.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for barbershops in the Minden area is 3 (very low), #374 of 377 scored small-town markets and #7 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 barbershops in the Minden area. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 7.7 for every 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Household spending on personal care products and services in the Minden area comes to about $9.8M a year: $686 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. That is about $894K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 53% below 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 the Minden area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show the Minden area declined 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Minden area compares

The same measures for Louisiana 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.

Barbershops in Minden, LA area compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureMinden areaLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.76.85.3
Spending per listing$894K$1.2M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a28,20016,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.9%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.2%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$686$826$1,005
Median household income$41,182$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score322

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
17Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 the Minden area, 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 the Minden area

Population, 2025 estimate
34,948−5.2% since 2020
Households
14,334
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
593 sq. mi.
People per square mile
60
Median household income
$41,182+42.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,266
Median home value
$114,500
Jobs located here
11,474
Daytime population
32,614Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Louisiana for barbershops, numbered among those based in Louisiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Minden area marked.

Top small-town markets in Louisiana

Small-town markets in Louisiana ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1DeRidder, LA5253.6$2.3M+0.2%#183 of 377
Natchez, MS-LA3373.4$2.1M−0.9%#292 of 377
2Bogalusa, LA2874.0$1.8M−0.9%#314 of 377
3Ruston, LA15147.6$945K+0.1%#350 of 377
4Morgan City, LA12116.0$1.3M−5.3%#356 of 377
5Opelousas, LA11206.2$1.1M−1.9%#358 of 377
6New Iberia, LA9228.2$940K−4.6%#364 of 377
7Minden, LA3117.7$894K−5.2%#374 of 377

Other business types in the Minden area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many barbershops are in the Minden, LA area?

There are 11 barbershops on map listings in the Minden area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Minden area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Minden, LA area spend on personal care products and services?

About $9.8M a year, or $686 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $894K per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,334 households in the Minden area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Minden, LA area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

The Minden area has 7.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $894K, 53% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Minden area would have about 5, against 11 on map listings.

How fast is the Minden, LA area growing?

Population estimates put the Minden area at 34,948 people in 2025, down 5.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,334 households. Median household income in the Minden area is $41,182, 49% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.3%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Minden area scores 3 for barbershops (very low), #374 of 377 scored small-town markets.

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