Beauty and personal care · County · New Jersey
Barbershops in Middlesex County, NJ
The barbershops in Middlesex County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #619 of 1,356 scored counties
#9 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 161
- 19 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 59
- +22.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $369.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,199 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 883,335
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 161 barbershops in Middlesex County. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 5.2 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Middlesex County comes to about $369.1M a year: $1,199 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per shop, 22% above 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.
Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Middlesex County in 2023, up 22.9% from 2019. That is one for every 5,217 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 253 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Middlesex County.
Population estimates put the population change in Middlesex County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Middlesex County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #619 of 1,356 scored counties and #9 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Middlesex County compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Middlesex County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $1.9M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,217 | 6,264 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.9% | +12.2% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,199 | $1,166 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $111,549 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48 → 59+22.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 105
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 253Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16119 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 196The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 883,335+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 307,782
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 309 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,817
- Median household income
- $111,549+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,057
- Median home value
- $462,900
- Jobs located here
- 459,830
- Daytime population
- 901,798Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Jersey market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for barbershops, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Middlesex County marked.
Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Salem County, NJ | 70 | 9 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +2.3% | #232 of 1,356 |
| 2Hunterdon County, NJ | 65 | 21 | 4.1 | $3.3M | +2.3% | #326 of 1,356 |
| 3Sussex County, NJ | 62 | 22 | 3.8 | $3.2M | +2.9% | #400 of 1,356 |
| 4Burlington County, NJ | 62 | 80 | 4.5 | $2.6M | +4.3% | #402 of 1,356 |
| 5Somerset County, NJ | 60 | 69 | 5.3 | $2.6M | +3.5% | #449 of 1,356 |
| 6Ocean County, NJ | 58 | 107 | 4.4 | $2.4M | +5.6% | #487 of 1,356 |
| 7Gloucester County, NJ | 57 | 54 | 4.8 | $2.4M | +3.3% | #521 of 1,356 |
| 8Morris County, NJ | 55 | 110 | 5.7 | $2.3M | +3.2% | #567 of 1,356 |
| 9Middlesex County, NJ | 53 | 161 | 5.2 | $2.3M | +2.6% | #619 of 1,356 |
| 10Bergen County, NJ | 53 | 210 | 5.9 | $2.2M | +2.4% | #620 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Middlesex 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 spas58
- Hair salons64
- Barbershops53
- Nail salons51
- Spas and skin care65
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Middlesex County, NJ?
Middlesex County has 161 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 19 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, up 22.9% from 2019. Official counts list 253 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Middlesex County, NJ spend on personal care products and services?
About $369.1M a year, or $1,199 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 161 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 307,782 households in Middlesex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Middlesex County, NJ compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Middlesex County has 5.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Middlesex County would have about 196, against 161 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,217 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Middlesex County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Middlesex County at 883,335 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 307,782 households. Median household income in Middlesex County is $111,549, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, 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. 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. Middlesex County scores 53 for barbershops (upper middle), #619 of 1,356 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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