Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Nevada
Barbershops in the Carson City, NV metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in the Carson City, NV metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #118 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nevada
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $22.8M
- On personal care products and services · $961 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 51% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,571
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $961 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in the Carson City metro area spend about $22.8M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 51% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 8 barbershops on map listings in the Carson City metro area as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.4, 36% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in the Carson City metro area, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Carson City metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For barbershops, the Carson City metro area has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #118 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nevada.
How the Carson City metro area compares
The same measures for Nevada 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 | Carson City metro area | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.7M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 18,791 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +156.0% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $961 | $1,005 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $72,355 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 62 |
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
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 the Carson City metro area, 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 the Carson City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,571−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 23,692
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 145 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 404
- Median household income
- $72,355+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,042
- Median home value
- $453,000
- Jobs located here
- 29,300
- Daytime population
- 60,751Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Reno, NV | 91 | 51 | 2.3 | $4.7M | +5.0% | #2 of 387 |
| 2Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 62 | 368 | 4.3 | $2.3M | +5.8% | #97 of 387 |
| 3Carson City, NV | 59 | 8 | 3.4 | $2.8M | −0.2% | #118 of 387 |
Other business types in the Carson City metro area
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 spas31
- Hair salons19
- Barbershops59
- Nail salons42
- Spas and skin care34
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Carson City, NV metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 barbershops in the Carson City metro area. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Carson City metro area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Carson City, NV metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $22.8M a year, or $961 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 23,692 households in the Carson City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Carson City, NV metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Carson City metro area has 3.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 51% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Carson City metro area would have about 12, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is the Carson City, NV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Carson City metro area at 58,571 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,692 households. The median household income in the Carson City metro area is $72,355 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. The Carson City metro area scores 59 for barbershops (upper middle), #118 of 387 scored metro areas.
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