Beauty and personal care · County · New Jersey
Barbershops in Union County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Union County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #817 of 1,356 scored counties
#16 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 155
- 14 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +6.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $240M
- On personal care products and services · $1,180 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 601,863
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Union County spend about $240M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,180 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 155 barbershops, that is $1.5M per shop, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 155 barbershops on map listings in Union County as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 9%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.6, 43% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Union County in 2023, up 6.3% from 2019. That is one for every 5,979 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 253 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $425K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Union County.
Population estimates show Union County grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Union County is 46 (lower middle), #817 of 1,356 scored counties and #16 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Union 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 | Union County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.9M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,979 | 6,264 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.3% | +12.2% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,180 | $1,166 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $103,202 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 34+6.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 113
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 253Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15514 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 127The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $425K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Union 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 Union County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 601,863+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 203,277
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 103 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5,637
- Median household income
- $103,202+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $149,596
- Median home value
- $529,200
- Jobs located here
- 247,379
- Daytime population
- 551,422Residents 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 Union 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 |
| 16Union County, NJ | 46 | 155 | 7.6 | $1.5M | +5.0% | #817 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Union 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 spas44
- Hair salons51
- Barbershops46
- Nail salons45
- Spas and skin care58
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Union County, NJ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 155 barbershops in Union County. 14 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, up 6.3% from 2019. Another 253 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Union County, NJ spend on personal care products and services?
About $240M a year, or $1,180 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 155 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 203,277 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, NJ compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Union County has 7.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Union County would have about 127, against 155 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,979 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Union County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 601,863 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 203,277 households. The median household income in Union County is $103,202 a year, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Union County scores 46 for barbershops (lower middle), #817 of 1,356 scored counties.
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