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Barbershops in Washington County, MD
The barbershops in Washington County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #808 of 1,356 scored counties
#16 of 19 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 30
- 4 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $54.6M
- On personal care products and services · $913 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,731
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Washington County comes to about $54.6M a year: $913 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 30 barbershops, that is $1.8M per shop, 3% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Washington County has 30 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Washington County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 55 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washington County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Washington County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #808 of 1,356 scored counties and #16 of 19 scored counties in Maryland.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $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 | +2.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $913 | $1,072 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $77,747 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 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
- 55Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 304 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,731+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 59,818
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 340
- Median household income
- $77,747+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,335
- Median home value
- $296,100
- Jobs located here
- 66,246
- Daytime population
- 152,730Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Washington County?
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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 |
| 16Washington County, MD | 46 | 30 | 5.0 | $1.8M | +2.0% | #808 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Washington 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 spas41
- Hair salons40
- Barbershops46
- Nail salons45
- Spas and skin care70
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Washington County, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 barbershops in Washington County. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Washington County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 55 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washington County, MD spend on personal care products and services?
About $54.6M a year, or $913 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 59,818 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, MD compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Washington County has 5.0 barbershops per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Washington County would have about 29, against 30 on map listings.
How fast is Washington County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 157,731 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 59,818 households. The median household income in Washington County is $77,747 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% 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. Washington County scores 46 for barbershops (lower middle), #808 of 1,356 scored counties.
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