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Barbershops in Montgomery County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Montgomery County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #183 of 1,356 scored counties
#7 of 19 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 156
- 11 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $471.9M
- On personal care products and services · $1,213 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 60% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,074,582
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 156 barbershops in Montgomery County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 7%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 25% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $1,213 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in Montgomery County spend about $471.9M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 156 barbershops, that is $3M per shop, 60% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Montgomery County was 23 in 2023. That is one for every 16,922 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 424 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $75K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Montgomery County.
Population estimates put the population change in Montgomery County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Montgomery County is 72 (upper middle), #183 of 1,356 scored counties and #7 of 19 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 16,922 | 18,317 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.6% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,213 | $1,072 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $132,450 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 23
- Employees, 2023
- 75
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 424Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15611 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 250The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $75K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,074,582+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 389,210
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,162
- Median household income
- $132,450+21.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $181,353
- Median home value
- $640,300
- Jobs located here
- 491,378
- Daytime population
- 1,073,010Residents 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 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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 spas58
- Hair salons64
- Barbershops72
- Nail salons60
- Spas and skin care65
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Montgomery County, MD?
Montgomery County has 156 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 424 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Montgomery County, MD spend on personal care products and services?
About $471.9M a year, or $1,213 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 156 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 389,210 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, MD compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Montgomery County has 4.0 barbershops per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3M, 60% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 250, against 156 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,922 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 1,074,582 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 389,210 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $132,450, 64% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.7%, 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. Montgomery County scores 72 for barbershops (upper middle), #183 of 1,356 scored counties.
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