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Barbershops in Washington Parish, LA

The barbershops in Washington Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,159 of 1,356 scored counties
#20 of 36 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.6M
On personal care products and services · $711 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,937
−0.9% 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

For barbershops, Washington Parish has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #1,159 of 1,356 scored counties and #20 of 36 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Washington Parish comes to about $12.6M a year: $711 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

Washington Parish has 7 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Washington Parish, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Washington Parish declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Washington Parish 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 Washington Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureWashington ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.06.85.3
Spending per listing$1.8M$1.2M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a28,20016,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.9%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$711$826$1,005
Median household income$45,380$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score2622

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
27Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Washington Parish, 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 Washington Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
44,937−0.9% since 2020
Households
17,716
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
670 sq. mi.
People per square mile
67
Median household income
$45,380+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,215
Median home value
$155,700
Jobs located here
10,107
Daytime population
37,595Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for barbershops, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Washington Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Livingston Parish, LA66203.7$2.4M+8.5%#306 of 1,356
2West Baton Rouge Parish, LA5854.6$2M+5.5%#495 of 1,356
3Lafourche Parish, LA5482.1$3.9M−2.0%#582 of 1,356
4Ascension Parish, LA50377.8$1.3M+6.4%#706 of 1,356
5St. Tammany Parish, LA49696.6$1.4M+5.3%#736 of 1,356
6Beauregard Parish, LA4653.6$2.3M+0.2%#796 of 1,356
7St. Charles Parish, LA4484.3$2.2M−3.7%#849 of 1,356
8Vermilion Parish, LA3794.1$1.9M+1.3%#973 of 1,356
9St. Bernard Parish, LA3595.5$1.4M+4.1%#1,020 of 1,356
10East Baton Rouge Parish, LA351609.0$951K+0.1%#1,028 of 1,356
20Washington Parish, LA2674.0$1.8M−0.9%#1,159 of 1,356

Other business types in Washington Parish

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Washington Parish, LA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 barbershops in Washington Parish. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Washington Parish: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 27 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Washington Parish, LA spend on personal care products and services?

About $12.6M a year, or $711 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 17,716 households in Washington Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does Washington Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Washington Parish has 4.0 barbershops per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending.

How fast is Washington Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Washington Parish at 44,937 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,716 households. The median household income in Washington Parish is $45,380 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. Washington Parish scores 26 for barbershops (lower middle), #1,159 of 1,356 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Washington Parish. 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 Washington Parish

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