Beauty and personal care · County · Massachusetts
Barbershops in Norfolk County, MA
How Norfolk County, MA compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #230 of 1,356 scored counties
#3 of 13 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 129
- 17 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $368.9M
- On personal care products and services · $1,302 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 52% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 739,749
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 129 barbershops in Norfolk County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $1,302 per household (30% above the U.S. average), households in Norfolk County spend about $368.9M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 129 barbershops, that is $2.9M per shop, 52% 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 Norfolk County was 20 in 2023. That is one for every 14,168 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 167 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $125K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Norfolk County.
Population estimates put the population change in Norfolk County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Norfolk County is 70 (upper middle), #230 of 1,356 scored counties and #3 of 13 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Norfolk 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.
| Measure | Norfolk County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $1.9M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,168 | 16,982 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +36.7% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,302 | $1,165 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $130,739 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 167Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12917 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 196The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $125K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Norfolk 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 Norfolk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 739,749+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 283,368
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 396 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,843
- Median household income
- $130,739+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $183,022
- Median home value
- $683,900
- Jobs located here
- 369,055
- Daytime population
- 712,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Massachusetts market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for barbershops, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Norfolk County marked.
Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hampshire County, MA | 88 | 20 | 3.2 | $3.3M | +10.4% | #23 of 1,356 |
| 2Plymouth County, MA | 73 | 98 | 4.8 | $2.5M | +3.5% | #170 of 1,356 |
| 3Norfolk County, MA | 70 | 129 | 4.6 | $2.9M | +2.2% | #230 of 1,356 |
| 4Barnstable County, MA | 69 | 51 | 4.8 | $2.3M | +2.4% | #266 of 1,356 |
| 5Middlesex County, MA | 68 | 369 | 5.8 | $2.2M | +2.8% | #283 of 1,356 |
| 6Dukes County, MA | 64 | 5 | 6.6 | $1.9M | +3.1% | #372 of 1,356 |
| 7Worcester County, MA | 64 | 224 | 6.7 | $1.7M | +3.7% | #374 of 1,356 |
| 8Franklin County, MA | 63 | 10 | 3.2 | $3M | −0.3% | #382 of 1,356 |
| 9Bristol County, MA | 60 | 152 | 6.5 | $1.6M | +2.9% | #456 of 1,356 |
| 10Berkshire County, MA | 55 | 24 | 4.2 | $2.4M | −1.2% | #566 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Norfolk 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 spas46
- Hair salons57
- Barbershops70
- Nail salons41
- Spas and skin care44
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Norfolk County, MA?
Norfolk County has 129 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 167 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Norfolk County, MA spend on personal care products and services?
About $368.9M a year, or $1,302 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 129 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 283,368 households in Norfolk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Norfolk County, MA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Norfolk County has 4.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Norfolk County would have about 196, against 129 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,168 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Norfolk County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Norfolk County at 739,749 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 283,368 households. Median household income in Norfolk County is $130,739, 62% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Norfolk County scores 70 for barbershops (upper middle), #230 of 1,356 scored counties.
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