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Barbershops in Seward County, NE

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Seward County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.9M
On personal care products and services · $1,019 a household
Spending per listing
$6.9M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
18,032
+2.3% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Seward County comes to about $6.9M a year: $1,019 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $6.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There is 1 barbershop on map listings in Seward County as of September 2026. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Seward County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Seward County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 barbershop on map listings, Seward County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Seward County compares

The same measures for Nebraska 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 Seward County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureSeward CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.53.45.3
Spending per listing$6.9M$3M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a22,79616,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.9%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,019$1,004$1,005
Median household income$82,444$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored68

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
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Seward 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 Seward County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,032+2.3% since 2020
Households
6,788
Median age
37.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
571 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$82,444+17.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,633
Median home value
$241,300
Jobs located here
5,998
Daytime population
14,864Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Nebraska

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

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sarpy County, NE93202.7$4.3M+9.0%#6 of 1,356
2Buffalo County, NE7263.0$3.3M+1.9%#180 of 1,356
3Dodge County, NE6953.3$2.9M+2.6%#261 of 1,356
4Lancaster County, NE67493.7$2.7M+3.4%#288 of 1,356
5Douglas County, NE621134.7$2.2M+3.6%#408 of 1,356
6Adams County, NE5453.8$2.5M−0.3%#591 of 1,356
7Lincoln County, NE4364.0$2.3M−3.6%#874 of 1,356
8Hall County, NE43114.5$2.1M+1.4%#876 of 1,356
9Saline County, NE3559.7$1M+1.9%#1,026 of 1,356
10Gage County, NE3077.5$1.2M+0.2%#1,106 of 1,356
Seward County, NENot scored11.5$6.9M+2.3%

Other business types in Seward County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Seward County, NE?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 barbershop in Seward County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Seward County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Seward County, NE spend on personal care products and services?

About $6.9M a year, or $1,019 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 barbershop on map listings, it comes to $6.9M 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 6,788 households in Seward County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Seward County, NE compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Seward County has 1 barbershop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Seward County would have about 4, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Seward County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Seward County at 18,032 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,788 households. The median household income in Seward County is $82,444 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.1% 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. Seward County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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