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Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · New Mexico

Barbershops in the Los Alamos, NM area

The barbershops in the Los Alamos, NM area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$11.3M
On personal care products and services · $1,370 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
Twice the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,407
0.0% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in the Los Alamos area comes to about $11.3M a year: $1,370 per household, 36% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, twice the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 3 barbershops on map listings in the Los Alamos area as of September 2026. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in the Los Alamos area, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Los Alamos area held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 barbershops on map listings, the Los Alamos area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Los Alamos area 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 Los Alamos, NM area compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureLos Alamos areaNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.65.15.3
Spending per listing$3.8M$1.8M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a25,37616,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/an/a+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,370$913$1,005
Median household income$147,139$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
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 the Los Alamos area, 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 the Los Alamos area

Population, 2025 estimate
19,4070.0% since 2020
Households
8,247
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
109 sq. mi.
People per square mile
178
Median household income
$147,139+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$170,885
Median home value
$495,800
Jobs located here
20,699
Daytime population
29,150Residents 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 small-town markets in New Mexico for barbershops, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with the Los Alamos area marked.

Top small-town markets in New Mexico

Small-town markets in New Mexico ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Carlsbad-Artesia, NM7773.0$3.3M+0.3%#42 of 377
2Alamogordo, NM59104.1$2.1M+3.7%#135 of 377
3Española, NM4963.8$2.3M−1.0%#205 of 377
4Hobbs, NM40176.9$1.4M+0.2%#253 of 377
5Roswell, NM32114.6$1.8M−2.7%#299 of 377
6Silver City, NM2365.3$1.5M−3.4%#332 of 377
7Clovis, NM16238.8$936K−3.3%#348 of 377
8Gallup, NM13146.6$1.2M−6.1%#353 of 377
Los Alamos, NMNot scored33.6$3.8M0.0%

Other business types in the Los Alamos area

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in the Los Alamos, NM area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 barbershops in the Los Alamos area. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Los Alamos area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Los Alamos, NM area spend on personal care products and services?

About $11.3M a year, or $1,370 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 8,247 households in the Los Alamos area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Los Alamos, NM area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

The Los Alamos area has 3.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.8M, twice the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Los Alamos area would have about 6, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is the Los Alamos, NM area growing?

Population estimates put the Los Alamos area at 19,407 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,247 households. The median household income in the Los Alamos area is $147,139 a year, 82% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Los Alamos area has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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