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Barbershops in Oxford County, ME
The barbershops in Oxford County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #176 of 1,356 scored counties
#4 of 11 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $21.1M
- On personal care products and services · $875 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 87% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 60,346
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Oxford County comes to about $21.1M a year: $875 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per shop, 87% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 6 barbershops on map listings in Oxford County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Oxford County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Oxford County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Oxford County is 72 (upper middle), #176 of 1,356 scored counties and #4 of 11 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Oxford 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 | Oxford County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 3.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $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 | +4.2% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $875 | $973 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $60,173 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 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
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 62 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Oxford 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 Oxford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 60,346+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,140
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,077 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $60,173+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,916
- Median home value
- $217,300
- Jobs located here
- 17,529
- Daytime population
- 49,370Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maine for barbershops, numbered among those based in Maine, with Oxford County marked.
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 Oxford 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 spas72
- Hair salons63
- Barbershops72
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care71
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Oxford County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 barbershops in Oxford County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Oxford County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Oxford County, ME spend on personal care products and services?
About $21.1M a year, or $875 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 24,140 households in Oxford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oxford County, ME compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Oxford County has 2.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.5M, 87% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Oxford County would have about 11, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Oxford County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Oxford County at 60,346 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,140 households. The median household income in Oxford County is $60,173 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.3% 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. Oxford County scores 72 for barbershops (upper middle), #176 of 1,356 scored counties.
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