Beauty and personal care · County · New Jersey
Barbershops in Ocean County, NJ
How Ocean County, NJ compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #487 of 1,356 scored counties
#6 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 107
- 15 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 43
- +22.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $262.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,075 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 673,746
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 107 barbershops in Ocean County. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 14%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 17% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Ocean County comes to about $262.1M a year: $1,075 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 107 barbershops, that is $2.4M per shop, 30% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 43 businesses with payroll in Ocean County classed as barber shops, up 22.9% from 2019. That is one for every 5,671 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 74 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Ocean County.
Population estimates put the population change in Ocean County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Ocean County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #487 of 1,356 scored counties and #6 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Ocean 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 | Ocean County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $1.9M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,671 | 6,264 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.9% | +12.2% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,075 | $1,166 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $89,863 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 43+22.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 143
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 74Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10715 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 139The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Ocean 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 Ocean County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 673,746+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 243,843
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 628 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,042
- Median household income
- $89,863+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,774
- Median home value
- $398,400
- Jobs located here
- 183,196
- Daytime population
- 568,313Residents 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 Ocean 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 Ocean 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 spas63
- Hair salons69
- Barbershops58
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care71
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Ocean County, NJ?
There are 107 barbershops on map listings in Ocean County as of September 2026. 15 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, up 22.9% from 2019. Another 74 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ocean County, NJ spend on personal care products and services?
About $262.1M a year, or $1,075 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 107 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 243,843 households in Ocean County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ocean County, NJ compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Ocean County has 4.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Ocean County would have about 139, against 107 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,671 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 Ocean County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Ocean County at 673,746 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 243,843 households. Median household income in Ocean County is $89,863, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.7%, 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. Ocean County scores 58 for barbershops (upper middle), #487 of 1,356 scored counties.
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