Beauty and personal care · County · Maryland
Barbershops in Allegany County, MD
How Allegany County, MD compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #954 of 1,356 scored counties
#18 of 19 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $21.3M
- On personal care products and services · $777 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,848
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Allegany County spend about $21.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $777 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 25% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 9 barbershops on map listings in Allegany County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Allegany County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allegany County declined 1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For barbershops, Allegany County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #954 of 1,356 scored counties and #18 of 19 scored counties in Maryland.
How Allegany County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Allegany County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 18,317 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.6% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $777 | $1,072 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $59,603 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 45 |
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
- 91 chain location
- 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 Allegany 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 Allegany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,848−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 27,382
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 422 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $59,603+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,712
- Median home value
- $154,900
- Jobs located here
- 25,839
- Daytime population
- 68,730Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Queen Anne’s County, MD | 84 | 8 | 4.0 | $2.8M | +8.8% | #42 of 1,356 |
| 2Frederick County, MD | 79 | 57 | 5.4 | $2.1M | +11.0% | #84 of 1,356 |
| 3Carroll County, MD | 76 | 25 | 3.9 | $2.9M | +2.2% | #124 of 1,356 |
| 4Calvert County, MD | 75 | 14 | 4.2 | $2.9M | +1.7% | #138 of 1,356 |
| 5Howard County, MD | 73 | 50 | 4.1 | $3.1M | +1.9% | #165 of 1,356 |
| 6Talbot County, MD | 72 | 5 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +2.0% | #181 of 1,356 |
| 7Montgomery County, MD | 72 | 156 | 4.0 | $3M | +1.3% | #183 of 1,356 |
| 8Cecil County, MD | 66 | 17 | 4.2 | $2.4M | +3.2% | #308 of 1,356 |
| 9St. Mary’s County, MD | 66 | 22 | 5.2 | $2.2M | +2.4% | #314 of 1,356 |
| 10Worcester County, MD | 64 | 10 | 4.1 | $2.3M | +3.7% | #369 of 1,356 |
| 18Allegany County, MD | 38 | 9 | 3.3 | $2.4M | −1.6% | #954 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Allegany 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 spas18
- Hair salons18
- Barbershops38
- Nail salons31
- Spas and skin care32
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Allegany County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 barbershops in Allegany County. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Allegany County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Allegany County, MD spend on personal care products and services?
About $21.3M a year, or $777 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 27,382 households in Allegany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Allegany County, MD compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Allegany County has 3.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Allegany County would have about 11, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Allegany County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Allegany County at 66,848 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 27,382 households. The median household income in Allegany County is $59,603 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Allegany County scores 38 for barbershops (lower middle), #954 of 1,356 scored counties.
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