Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Maine
Barbershops in the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #57 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Maine
- Listings
- 102
- 12 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $258M
- On personal care products and services · $1,075 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 577,635
- +4.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 102 barbershops in the Portland-South Portland metro area. 12 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.2, 21% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in the Portland-South Portland metro area spend about $258M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,075 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per shop, 34% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in the Portland-South Portland metro area classed as barber shops. That is one for every 17,145 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 159 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $283K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in the Portland-South Portland metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Portland-South Portland metro area grew 4.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, the Portland-South Portland metro area has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #57 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Maine. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Portland-South Portland metro area 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 | Portland-South Portland metro area | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 3.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.6M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 17,145 | 29,858 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | n/a | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.5% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,075 | $973 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $92,175 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14
- Employees, 2023
- 53
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 159Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 137The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $283K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in the Portland-South Portland metro area, 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 the Portland-South Portland metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 577,635+4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 240,027
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,081 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 270
- Median household income
- $92,175+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,924
- Median home value
- $420,000
- Jobs located here
- 284,437
- Daytime population
- 573,648Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Maine for barbershops, numbered among those based in Maine, with the Portland-South Portland metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Portland-South Portland, ME | 69 | 102 | 4.2 | $2.5M | +4.5% | #57 of 387 |
| 2Bangor, ME | 60 | 27 | 4.1 | $2.2M | +3.8% | #112 of 387 |
| 3Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 47 | 25 | 5.3 | $1.7M | +4.8% | #224 of 387 |
Other business types in the Portland-South Portland metro area
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 spas58
- Hair salons60
- Barbershops69
- Nail salons65
- 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 the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area?
There are 102 barbershops on map listings in the Portland-South Portland metro area as of September 2026. 12 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 159 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $258M a year, or $1,075 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 102 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 240,027 households in the Portland-South Portland metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Portland-South Portland metro area has 4.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Portland-South Portland metro area would have about 137, against 102 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,145 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Portland-South Portland metro area at 577,635 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 240,027 households. Median household income in the Portland-South Portland metro area is $92,175, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.2%, 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. The Portland-South Portland metro area scores 69 for barbershops (upper middle), #57 of 387 scored metro areas.
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