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Barbershops in Garrett County, MD

The barbershops in Garrett County, MD, 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
$10.9M
On personal care products and services · $864 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
92% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
55% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,370
−1.5% since 2020

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What this means

Households in Garrett County spend about $10.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $864 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 barbershops, that is $3.6M per shop, 92% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 3 barbershops on map listings in Garrett County as of September 2026. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Garrett County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Garrett County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 barbershops on map listings, Garrett County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Garrett 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.

Barbershops in Garrett County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureGarrett CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.45.55.3
Spending per listing$3.6M$2M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a18,31716,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.6%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$864$1,072$1,005
Median household income$67,688$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

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
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Garrett 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 Garrett County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,370−1.5% since 2020
Households
12,578
Median age
47.3
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
649 sq. mi.
People per square mile
44
Median household income
$67,688+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,358
Median home value
$235,300
Jobs located here
11,219
Daytime population
28,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Maryland

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The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for barbershops, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Garrett County marked.

Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Queen Anne’s County, MD8484.0$2.8M+8.8%#42 of 1,356
2Frederick County, MD79575.4$2.1M+11.0%#84 of 1,356
3Carroll County, MD76253.9$2.9M+2.2%#124 of 1,356
4Calvert County, MD75144.2$2.9M+1.7%#138 of 1,356
5Howard County, MD73504.1$3.1M+1.9%#165 of 1,356
6Talbot County, MD7253.0$3.2M+2.0%#181 of 1,356
7Montgomery County, MD721564.0$3M+1.3%#183 of 1,356
8Cecil County, MD66174.2$2.4M+3.2%#308 of 1,356
9St. Mary’s County, MD66225.2$2.2M+2.4%#314 of 1,356
10Worcester County, MD64104.1$2.3M+3.7%#369 of 1,356
Garrett County, MDNot scored32.4$3.6M−1.5%

Other business types in Garrett County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many barbershops are in Garrett County, MD?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 barbershops in Garrett County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Garrett County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Garrett County, MD spend on personal care products and services?

About $10.9M a year, or $864 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 12,578 households in Garrett County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Garrett County, MD compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Garrett County has 2.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.6M, 92% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Garrett County would have about 6, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Garrett County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Garrett County at 28,370 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,578 households. The median household income in Garrett County is $67,688 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. Garrett 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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How the score works · Top markets for barbershops · All 56 business types in Garrett County

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