Beauty and personal care · County · New Hampshire
Barbershops in Belknap County, NH
The barbershops in Belknap County, NH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #527 of 1,356 scored counties
#8 of 9 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 15
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $28.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,065 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,147
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,065 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Belknap County spend about $28.1M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 15 barbershops on map listings in Belknap County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 13%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 5.7 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Belknap County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Belknap County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Belknap County is 57 (upper middle), #527 of 1,356 scored counties and #8 of 9 scored counties in New Hampshire.
How Belknap County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Belknap County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.4M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 21,378 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | n/a | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,065 | $1,123 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $92,783 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 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
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 152 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Belknap 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 Belknap County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,147+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 26,337
- Median age
- 48.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 402 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 161
- Median household income
- $92,783+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,878
- Median home value
- $374,900
- Jobs located here
- 26,593
- Daytime population
- 60,550Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Hampshire market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for barbershops, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Belknap County marked.
Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Carroll County, NH | 85 | 6 | 2.7 | $3.8M | +5.0% | #34 of 1,356 |
| 2Sullivan County, NH | 74 | 5 | 3.0 | $3.3M | +2.1% | #146 of 1,356 |
| 3Hillsborough County, NH | 74 | 87 | 5.2 | $2.2M | +2.5% | #159 of 1,356 |
| 4Grafton County, NH | 71 | 15 | 4.0 | $2.6M | +2.2% | #204 of 1,356 |
| 5Rockingham County, NH | 70 | 59 | 4.6 | $2.7M | +3.0% | #236 of 1,356 |
| 6Merrimack County, NH | 63 | 36 | 5.9 | $1.9M | +2.6% | #393 of 1,356 |
| 7Strafford County, NH | 57 | 23 | 4.4 | $2.4M | +3.0% | #520 of 1,356 |
| 8Belknap County, NH | 57 | 15 | 5.7 | $1.9M | +2.1% | #527 of 1,356 |
| 9Cheshire County, NH | 55 | 17 | 5.6 | $1.8M | +2.3% | #574 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Belknap 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 spas41
- Hair salons43
- Barbershops57
- Nail salons64
- 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 Belknap County, NH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 barbershops in Belknap County. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Belknap County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Belknap County, NH spend on personal care products and services?
About $28.1M a year, or $1,065 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 26,337 households in Belknap County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Belknap County, NH compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Belknap County has 5.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.9M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending.
How fast is Belknap County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Belknap County at 65,147 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,337 households. The median household income in Belknap County is $92,783 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Belknap County scores 57 for barbershops (upper middle), #527 of 1,356 scored counties.
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