Beauty and personal care · County · Nevada
Barbershops in Washoe County, NV
The barbershops in Washoe County, NV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 89 out of 100: High
Ranked #16 of 1,356 scored counties
#1 of 5 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 48
- 7 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $212.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,067 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 509,386
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
For barbershops, Washoe County has a Groundwork market score of 89 (high): #16 of 1,356 scored counties and #1 of 5 scored counties in Nevada. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for barbershops.
At $1,067 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Washoe County spend about $212.6M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $4.4M per shop, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Washoe County has 48 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 55% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Washoe County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 49,824 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washoe County grew 4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Washoe County 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 | Washoe County | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 3.8 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $2.7M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 49,824 | 18,791 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +156.0% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,067 | $1,005 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $88,096 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 89 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $453K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 101Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 487 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 113The 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 Washoe 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 Washoe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 509,386+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 199,296
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 6,316 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $88,096+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,937
- Median home value
- $539,900
- Jobs located here
- 242,902
- Daytime population
- 492,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washoe County, NV | 89 | 48 | 2.4 | $4.4M | +4.4% | #16 of 1,356 |
| 2Nye County, NV | 80 | 5 | 2.3 | $3.9M | +10.3% | #69 of 1,356 |
| 3Douglas County, NV | 78 | 6 | 2.8 | $3.9M | +1.2% | #90 of 1,356 |
| 4Clark County, NV | 66 | 368 | 4.3 | $2.3M | +5.8% | #309 of 1,356 |
| 5Carson City, NV | 61 | 8 | 3.4 | $2.8M | −0.2% | #420 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Washoe 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 spas54
- Hair salons61
- Barbershops89
- Nail salons70
- Spas and skin care51
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Washoe County, NV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 barbershops in Washoe County. 7 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 101 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washoe County, NV spend on personal care products and services?
About $212.6M a year, or $1,067 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 199,296 households in Washoe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washoe County, NV compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Washoe County has 2.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $4.4M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Washoe County would have about 113, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 49,824 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Washoe County, NV growing?
Population estimates put Washoe County at 509,386 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 199,296 households. The median household income in Washoe County is $88,096 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.0% 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. Washoe County scores 89 for barbershops (high), #16 of 1,356 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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