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Barbershops in Lincoln County, ME
The barbershops in Lincoln County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $16.1M
- On personal care products and services · $973 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.4M
- 2.9 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 66% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,595
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Lincoln County comes to about $16.1M a year: $973 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Lincoln County has 3 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.8, 66% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Lincoln County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Lincoln County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 barbershops on map listings, Lincoln County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Lincoln 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 | Lincoln County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 3.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.4M | $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 | +3.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $973 | $973 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $76,875 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,595+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 16,592
- Median age
- 50.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 456 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $76,875+33.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,809
- Median home value
- $332,700
- Jobs located here
- 10,443
- Daytime population
- 32,341Residents 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 |
| Lincoln County, ME | Not scored | 3 | 1.8 | $5.4M | +3.8% |
Other business types in Lincoln 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 spas56
- Hair salons53
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care48
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Lincoln County, ME?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 barbershops in Lincoln County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Lincoln County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lincoln County, ME spend on personal care products and services?
About $16.1M a year, or $973 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $5.4M 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 16,592 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, ME compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Lincoln County has 1.8 barbershops per 10,000 households, 66% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $5.4M, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 9, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Lincoln County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 36,595 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,592 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $76,875 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.2% 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. Lincoln 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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