Beauty and personal care · County · New Mexico
Barbershops in San Juan County, NM
How San Juan County, NM compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #995 of 1,356 scored counties
#9 of 15 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 19
- 2 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $35.7M
- On personal care products and services · $855 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 120,340
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in San Juan County spend about $35.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $855 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per shop, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
San Juan County has 19 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in San Juan County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 63 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of San Juan County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. San Juan County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #995 of 1,356 scored counties and #9 of 15 scored counties in New Mexico.
How San Juan 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.
| Measure | San Juan County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.8M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 25,376 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | n/a | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $855 | $913 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $55,872 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 36 |
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
- 63Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 192 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 San Juan 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 San Juan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 120,340−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 41,732
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 5,517 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $55,872+10.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,826
- Median home value
- $193,800
- Jobs located here
- 45,264
- Daytime population
- 119,349Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for barbershops, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with San Juan County marked.
Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Santa Fe County, NM | 77 | 20 | 2.8 | $3.6M | +1.2% | #101 of 1,356 |
| 2Eddy County, NM | 68 | 7 | 3.0 | $3.3M | +0.3% | #275 of 1,356 |
| 3Sandoval County, NM | 65 | 24 | 4.2 | $2.5M | +6.9% | #334 of 1,356 |
| 4Otero County, NM | 52 | 10 | 4.1 | $2.1M | +3.7% | #649 of 1,356 |
| 5Doña Ana County, NM | 52 | 48 | 5.7 | $1.5M | +4.1% | #660 of 1,356 |
| 6Valencia County, NM | 48 | 15 | 5.4 | $1.6M | +7.2% | #755 of 1,356 |
| 7Bernalillo County, NM | 45 | 173 | 6.1 | $1.6M | −1.4% | #835 of 1,356 |
| 8Rio Arriba County, NM | 43 | 6 | 3.8 | $2.3M | −1.0% | #873 of 1,356 |
| 9San Juan County, NM | 36 | 19 | 4.6 | $1.9M | −0.9% | #995 of 1,356 |
| 10Lea County, NM | 33 | 17 | 6.9 | $1.4M | +0.2% | #1,055 of 1,356 |
Other business types in San Juan 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 spas56
- Hair salons59
- Barbershops36
- Nail salons47
- Spas and skin care49
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in San Juan County, NM?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 barbershops in San Juan County. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in San Juan County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 63 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in San Juan County, NM spend on personal care products and services?
About $35.7M a year, or $855 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 41,732 households in San Juan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Juan County, NM compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
San Juan County has 4.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.9M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending.
How fast is San Juan County, NM growing?
Population estimates put San Juan County at 120,340 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,732 households. The median household income in San Juan County is $55,872 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.6% 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. San Juan County scores 36 for barbershops (lower middle), #995 of 1,356 scored counties.
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