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Barbershops in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA
How West Baton Rouge Parish, LA compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #495 of 1,356 scored counties
#2 of 36 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10.1M
- On personal care products and services · $917 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,756
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 barbershops in West Baton Rouge Parish. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $917 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in West Baton Rouge Parish spend about $10.1M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 5 barbershops, that is $2M per shop, 7% above 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 31 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show West Baton Rouge Parish grew 5.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). West Baton Rouge Parish scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #495 of 1,356 scored counties and #2 of 36 scored counties in Louisiana.
How West Baton Rouge 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.
| Measure | West Baton Rouge Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 6.8 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.2M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 28,200 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.9% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $917 | $826 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $87,299 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 22 |
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
- 31Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52 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 West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,756+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 10,974
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 192 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 145
- Median household income
- $87,299+33.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,837
- Median home value
- $229,900
- Jobs located here
- 14,037
- Daytime population
- 29,192Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for barbershops, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with West Baton Rouge Parish marked.
Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Livingston Parish, LA | 66 | 20 | 3.7 | $2.4M | +8.5% | #306 of 1,356 |
| 2West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 58 | 5 | 4.6 | $2M | +5.5% | #495 of 1,356 |
| 3Lafourche Parish, LA | 54 | 8 | 2.1 | $3.9M | −2.0% | #582 of 1,356 |
| 4Ascension Parish, LA | 50 | 37 | 7.8 | $1.3M | +6.4% | #706 of 1,356 |
| 5St. Tammany Parish, LA | 49 | 69 | 6.6 | $1.4M | +5.3% | #736 of 1,356 |
| 6Beauregard Parish, LA | 46 | 5 | 3.6 | $2.3M | +0.2% | #796 of 1,356 |
| 7St. Charles Parish, LA | 44 | 8 | 4.3 | $2.2M | −3.7% | #849 of 1,356 |
| 8Vermilion Parish, LA | 37 | 9 | 4.1 | $1.9M | +1.3% | #973 of 1,356 |
| 9St. Bernard Parish, LA | 35 | 9 | 5.5 | $1.4M | +4.1% | #1,020 of 1,356 |
| 10East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 35 | 160 | 9.0 | $951K | +0.1% | #1,028 of 1,356 |
Other business types in West Baton Rouge Parish
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 spas51
- Hair salons63
- Barbershops58
- Nail salons37
- Spas and skin care78
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA?
West Baton Rouge Parish has 5 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in West Baton Rouge Parish: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 31 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA spend on personal care products and services?
About $10.1M a year, or $917 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,974 households in West Baton Rouge Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does West Baton Rouge Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
West Baton Rouge Parish has 4.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2M, 7% above 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 West Baton Rouge Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put West Baton Rouge Parish at 28,756 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,974 households. Median household income in West Baton Rouge Parish is $87,299, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.5%, 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. West Baton Rouge Parish scores 58 for barbershops (upper middle), #495 of 1,356 scored counties.
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