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Barbershops in Warren County, NJ

How Warren 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #723 of 1,356 scored counties
#13 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
25
2 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$50M
On personal care products and services · $1,103 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.5
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
112,953
+3.2% 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 25 barbershops in Warren County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 8%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.5, 4% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Warren County comes to about $50M a year: $1,103 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 25 barbershops, that is $2M per shop, 6% 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 9 businesses with payroll in Warren County classed as barber shops. That is one for every 5,043 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Warren County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Warren County is 49 (lower middle), #723 of 1,356 scored counties and #13 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.

How Warren 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.

Barbershops in Warren County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureWarren CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.56.05.3
Spending per listing$2M$1.9M$1.9M
Households per official establishment5,0436,26416,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.2%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,103$1,166$1,005
Median household income$100,869$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score4945

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 9
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$305K
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
252 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The 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 Warren 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 Warren County

Population, 2025 estimate
112,953+3.2% since 2020
Households
45,391
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
357 sq. mi.
People per square mile
311
Median household income
$100,869+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,920
Median home value
$346,500
Jobs located here
30,808
Daytime population
86,522Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across New Jersey

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The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for barbershops, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Warren County marked.

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Salem County, NJ7093.6$2.8M+2.3%#232 of 1,356
2Hunterdon County, NJ65214.1$3.3M+2.3%#326 of 1,356
3Sussex County, NJ62223.8$3.2M+2.9%#400 of 1,356
4Burlington County, NJ62804.5$2.6M+4.3%#402 of 1,356
5Somerset County, NJ60695.3$2.6M+3.5%#449 of 1,356
6Ocean County, NJ581074.4$2.4M+5.6%#487 of 1,356
7Gloucester County, NJ57544.8$2.4M+3.3%#521 of 1,356
8Morris County, NJ551105.7$2.3M+3.2%#567 of 1,356
9Middlesex County, NJ531615.2$2.3M+2.6%#619 of 1,356
10Bergen County, NJ532105.9$2.2M+2.4%#620 of 1,356
13Warren County, NJ49255.5$2M+3.2%#723 of 1,356

Other business types in Warren County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Warren County, NJ?

Warren County has 25 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Warren County, NJ spend on personal care products and services?

About $50M a year, or $1,103 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,391 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Warren County, NJ compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Warren County has 5.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Warren County would have about 27, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,043 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.

How fast is Warren County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Warren County at 112,953 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,391 households. Median household income in Warren County is $100,869, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.1%, 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. Warren County scores 49 for barbershops (lower middle), #723 of 1,356 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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