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Barbershops in Lincoln County, NM

The barbershops in Lincoln County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.3M
On personal care products and services · $834 a household
Spending per listing
$8.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
19,844
−2.3% 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

Households in Lincoln County spend about $8.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $834 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $8.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

Lincoln County has 1 barbershop on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Lincoln County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Lincoln County declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 barbershop on map listings, Lincoln County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.05.15.3
Spending per listing$8.3M$1.8M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a25,37616,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/an/a+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$834$913$1,005
Median household income$53,303$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored36

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
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,844−2.3% since 2020
Households
10,000
Median age
50.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
4,831 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$53,303+15.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,624
Median home value
$233,200
Jobs located here
6,275
Daytime population
19,834Residents 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 Lincoln 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
Lincoln County, NMNot scored11.0$8.3M−2.3%

Other business types in Lincoln County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Lincoln County, NM?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 barbershop in Lincoln County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Lincoln County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $8.3M a year, or $834 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 barbershop on map listings, it comes to $8.3M 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 10,000 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lincoln County has 1 barbershop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 4, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Lincoln County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Lincoln County at 19,844 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,000 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $53,303 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.3% 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. Lincoln County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lincoln County. It maps the barbershops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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