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Barbershops in Androscoggin County, ME
The barbershops in Androscoggin County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #701 of 1,356 scored counties
#10 of 11 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 25
- 5 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $42.7M
- On personal care products and services · $909 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,487
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 barbershops in Androscoggin County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 20%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 5.3 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Androscoggin County comes to about $42.7M a year: $909 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 9% 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 Androscoggin County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Androscoggin County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Androscoggin County is 50 (upper middle), #701 of 1,356 scored counties and #10 of 11 scored counties in Maine.
How Androscoggin County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Androscoggin County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 3.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.6M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 29,858 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | n/a | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $909 | $973 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $67,873 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 66 |
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
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 255 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Androscoggin 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 Androscoggin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,487+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 46,953
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 242
- Median household income
- $67,873+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,271
- Median home value
- $252,800
- Jobs located here
- 50,802
- Daytime population
- 111,740Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1York County, ME | 77 | 41 | 4.5 | $2.3M | +4.8% | #116 of 1,356 |
| 2Sagadahoc County, ME | 74 | 6 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +3.4% | #154 of 1,356 |
| 3Knox County, ME | 72 | 5 | 2.7 | $3.6M | +1.1% | #174 of 1,356 |
| 4Oxford County, ME | 72 | 6 | 2.5 | $3.5M | +4.2% | #176 of 1,356 |
| 5Cumberland County, ME | 71 | 55 | 4.2 | $2.7M | +4.5% | #203 of 1,356 |
| 6Kennebec County, ME | 66 | 19 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +3.5% | #302 of 1,356 |
| 7Hancock County, ME | 64 | 10 | 3.9 | $2.4M | +3.0% | #367 of 1,356 |
| 8Penobscot County, ME | 64 | 27 | 4.1 | $2.2M | +3.8% | #371 of 1,356 |
| 9Aroostook County, ME | 56 | 7 | 2.3 | $3.6M | −0.7% | #534 of 1,356 |
| 10Androscoggin County, ME | 50 | 25 | 5.3 | $1.7M | +4.8% | #701 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Androscoggin 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 spas59
- Hair salons58
- Barbershops50
- Nail salons83
- Spas and skin care70
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Androscoggin County, ME?
Androscoggin County has 25 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Androscoggin County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Androscoggin County, ME spend on personal care products and services?
About $42.7M a year, or $909 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 46,953 households in Androscoggin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Androscoggin County, ME compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Androscoggin County has 5.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Androscoggin County would have about 23, against 25 on map listings.
How fast is Androscoggin County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Androscoggin County at 116,487 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,953 households. Median household income in Androscoggin County is $67,873, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.8%, 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. Androscoggin County scores 50 for barbershops (upper middle), #701 of 1,356 scored counties.
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