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Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · New Hampshire

Barbershops in the Laconia, NH area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in the Laconia, NH area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #110 of 377 scored small-town markets
#3 of 4 scored small-town markets based 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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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 barbershops in the Laconia area. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 5.7 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Household spending on personal care products and services in the Laconia area comes to about $28.1M a year: $1,065 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 15 barbershops, that is $1.9M per shop, in line with 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in the Laconia area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show the Laconia area grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Laconia area scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #110 of 377 scored small-town markets and #3 of 4 scored small-town markets based in New Hampshire.

How the Laconia area 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.

Barbershops in Laconia, NH area compared with New Hampshire and the U.S.
MeasureLaconia areaNew HampshireU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.74.75.3
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.4M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a21,37816,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/an/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 score6462

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 the Laconia 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 Laconia area

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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Barbershops across New Hampshire

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in New Hampshire for barbershops, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with the Laconia area marked.

Top small-town markets in New Hampshire

Small-town markets in New Hampshire ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT83283.1$3.4M+1.5%#22 of 377
2Concord, NH68365.9$1.9M+2.6%#83 of 377
3Laconia, NH64155.7$1.9M+2.1%#110 of 377
4Keene, NH62175.6$1.8M+2.3%#117 of 377

Other business types in the Laconia area

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in the Laconia, NH area?

The Laconia area has 15 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Laconia area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 21 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Laconia, NH area 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. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,337 households in the Laconia area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Laconia, NH area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

The Laconia area 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 the Laconia, NH area growing?

Population estimates put the Laconia area at 65,147 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,337 households. Median household income in the Laconia area is $92,783, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.6%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Laconia area scores 64 for barbershops (upper middle), #110 of 377 scored small-town markets.

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