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Barbershops in Dukes County, MA

The barbershops in Dukes County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #372 of 1,356 scored counties
#6 of 13 scored counties in Massachusetts

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.5M
On personal care products and services · $1,247 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,219
+3.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 barbershops in Dukes County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.6 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Dukes County comes to about $9.5M a year: $1,247 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per shop, in line with 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Dukes County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Dukes County grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Dukes County is 64 (upper middle), #372 of 1,356 scored counties and #6 of 13 scored counties in Massachusetts.

How Dukes County compares

The same measures for Massachusetts 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 Dukes County, MA compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureDukes CountyMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.66.05.3
Spending per listing$1.9M$1.9M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a16,98216,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+36.7%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,247$1,165$1,005
Median household income$125,786$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market score6448

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
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Dukes 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 Dukes County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,219+3.1% since 2020
Households
7,584
Median age
50.4
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
103 sq. mi.
People per square mile
203
Median household income
$125,786+75.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$207,940
Median home value
$1,165,800
Jobs located here
7,891
Daytime population
20,942Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Massachusetts

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

Top counties in Massachusetts

Counties in Massachusetts ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hampshire County, MA88203.2$3.3M+10.4%#23 of 1,356
2Plymouth County, MA73984.8$2.5M+3.5%#170 of 1,356
3Norfolk County, MA701294.6$2.9M+2.2%#230 of 1,356
4Barnstable County, MA69514.8$2.3M+2.4%#266 of 1,356
5Middlesex County, MA683695.8$2.2M+2.8%#283 of 1,356
6Dukes County, MA6456.6$1.9M+3.1%#372 of 1,356
7Worcester County, MA642246.7$1.7M+3.7%#374 of 1,356
8Franklin County, MA63103.2$3M−0.3%#382 of 1,356
9Bristol County, MA601526.5$1.6M+2.9%#456 of 1,356
10Berkshire County, MA55244.2$2.4M−1.2%#566 of 1,356

Other business types in Dukes County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Dukes County, MA?

Dukes County has 5 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Dukes County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Dukes County, MA spend on personal care products and services?

About $9.5M a year, or $1,247 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,584 households in Dukes County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dukes County, MA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Dukes County has 6.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.9M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending.

How fast is Dukes County, MA growing?

Population estimates put Dukes County at 21,219 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,584 households. Median household income in Dukes County is $125,786, 56% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 75.2%, 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. Dukes County scores 64 for barbershops (upper middle), #372 of 1,356 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for barbershops · All 56 business types in Dukes County

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