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Barbershops in the Reno, NV metro area

The barbershops in the Reno, NV metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 91 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #2 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nevada

Listings
51
8 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$238M
On personal care products and services · $1,058 a household
Spending per listing
$4.7M
2.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
57% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
578,734
+5.0% 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

For barbershops, the Reno metro area has a Groundwork market score of 91 (very high): #2 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nevada. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for barbershops.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 51 barbershops in the Reno metro area. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Household spending on personal care products and services in the Reno metro area comes to about $238M a year: $1,058 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.7M per shop, 2.5 times 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in the Reno metro area classed as barber shops. That is one for every 56,233 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $5,000 has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in the Reno metro area. Population estimates show the Reno metro area grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Reno 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.

Barbershops in Reno, NV metro area compared with Nevada and the U.S.
MeasureReno metro areaNevadaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.33.85.3
Spending per listing$4.7M$2.7M$1.9M
Households per official establishment56,23318,79116,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+156.0%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,058$1,005$1,005
Median household income$87,485$78,260$80,734
Groundwork market score9162

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
7
Annual payroll, 2023
$453K
One-person businesses, 2023
104Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
518 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
126The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$5,000

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in the Reno 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 Reno metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
578,734+5.0% since 2020
Households
224,933
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
8,583 sq. mi.
People per square mile
66
Median household income
$87,485
Average household income
$118,079
Median home value
$502,300
Jobs located here
274,907
Daytime population
561,282Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Nevada

Every Nevada market ranked →

The highest-scoring metro areas in Nevada for barbershops, numbered among those based in Nevada, with the Reno metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Nevada

Metro areas in Nevada ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Reno, NV91512.3$4.7M+5.0%#2 of 387
2Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV623684.3$2.3M+5.8%#97 of 387
3Carson City, NV5983.4$2.8M−0.2%#118 of 387

Other business types in the Reno metro area

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in the Reno, NV metro area?

There are 51 barbershops on map listings in the Reno metro area as of September 2026. 8 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 104 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Reno, NV metro area spend on personal care products and services?

About $238M a year, or $1,058 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $4.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 224,933 households in the Reno metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Reno, NV metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

The Reno metro area has 2.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $4.7M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Reno metro area would have about 126, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 56,233 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.

How fast is the Reno, NV metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Reno metro area at 578,734 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 224,933 households. Median household income in the Reno metro area is $87,485, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Reno metro area scores 91 for barbershops (very high), #2 of 387 scored metro areas.

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