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Barbershops in Eddy County, NM

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Eddy County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #275 of 1,356 scored counties
#2 of 15 scored counties in New Mexico

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$23.1M
On personal care products and services · $980 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
75% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
62,509
+0.3% 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 7 barbershops in Eddy County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.0, 43% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Households in Eddy County spend about $23.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $980 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per shop, 75% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Eddy County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Eddy County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Eddy County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #275 of 1,356 scored counties and #2 of 15 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Eddy County compares

The same measures for New Mexico 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 Eddy County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureEddy CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.05.15.3
Spending per listing$3.3M$1.8M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a25,37616,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/an/a+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$980$913$1,005
Median household income$78,426$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score6836

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
15Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Eddy 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 Eddy County

Population, 2025 estimate
62,509+0.3% since 2020
Households
23,620
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
4,176 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$78,426+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,979
Median home value
$212,600
Jobs located here
30,860
Daytime population
65,233Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across New Mexico

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

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Santa Fe County, NM77202.8$3.6M+1.2%#101 of 1,356
2Eddy County, NM6873.0$3.3M+0.3%#275 of 1,356
3Sandoval County, NM65244.2$2.5M+6.9%#334 of 1,356
4Otero County, NM52104.1$2.1M+3.7%#649 of 1,356
5Doña Ana County, NM52485.7$1.5M+4.1%#660 of 1,356
6Valencia County, NM48155.4$1.6M+7.2%#755 of 1,356
7Bernalillo County, NM451736.1$1.6M−1.4%#835 of 1,356
8Rio Arriba County, NM4363.8$2.3M−1.0%#873 of 1,356
9San Juan County, NM36194.6$1.9M−0.9%#995 of 1,356
10Lea County, NM33176.9$1.4M+0.2%#1,055 of 1,356

Other business types in Eddy County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Eddy County, NM?

Eddy County has 7 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Eddy County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Eddy County, NM spend on personal care products and services?

About $23.1M a year, or $980 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,620 households in Eddy County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Eddy County, NM compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Eddy County has 3.0 barbershops per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.3M, 75% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Eddy County would have about 12, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Eddy County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Eddy County at 62,509 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,620 households. Median household income in Eddy County is $78,426, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. Eddy County scores 68 for barbershops (upper middle), #275 of 1,356 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for barbershops · All 56 business types in Eddy County

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