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Barbershops in York County, ME
How York County, ME compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #116 of 1,356 scored counties
#1 of 11 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 41
- 6 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $95.2M
- On personal care products and services · $1,042 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 222,434
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
York County scores 77 (high) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #116 of 1,356 scored counties and #1 of 11 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for barbershops.
Household spending on personal care products and services in York County comes to about $95.2M a year: $1,042 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 41 barbershops, that is $2.3M per shop, 23% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 41 barbershops on map listings in York County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in York County in 2023. That is one for every 30,471 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $233K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in York County. Population estimates put the population change in York County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How York 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 | York County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 3.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.6M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 30,471 | 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 | $1,042 | $973 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $88,333 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 3
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $144K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 67Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 416 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $233K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in York 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 York County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 222,434+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 91,413
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 991 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 219
- Median household income
- $88,333+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,468
- Median home value
- $395,700
- Jobs located here
- 68,466
- Daytime population
- 181,796Residents 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 York 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 York 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 spas62
- Hair salons72
- Barbershops77
- Nail salons75
- Spas and skin care61
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in York County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 41 barbershops in York County. 6 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Another 67 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in York County, ME spend on personal care products and services?
About $95.2M a year, or $1,042 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 91,413 households in York County and national spending patterns by income.
How does York County, ME compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
York County has 4.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, York County would have about 51, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 30,471 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is York County, ME growing?
Population estimates put York County at 222,434 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 91,413 households. The median household income in York County is $88,333 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. York County scores 77 for barbershops (high), #116 of 1,356 scored counties.
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