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Barbershops in Sandoval County, NM

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #334 of 1,356 scored counties
#3 of 15 scored counties in New Mexico

Listings
24
2 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$59.1M
On personal care products and services · $1,039 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
31% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.2
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
159,565
+6.9% 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 Sandoval County comes to about $59.1M a year: $1,039 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 24 barbershops, that is $2.5M per shop, 31% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 24 barbershops on map listings in Sandoval County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 8%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Sandoval County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 11,379 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 65 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Sandoval County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Sandoval County is 65 (upper middle), #334 of 1,356 scored counties and #3 of 15 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Sandoval 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 Sandoval County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureSandoval CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.25.15.3
Spending per listing$2.5M$1.8M$1.9M
Households per official establishment11,37925,37616,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/an/a+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.9%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,039$913$1,005
Median household income$86,636$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score6536

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$383K
One-person businesses, 2023
65Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
242 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The 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 Sandoval 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 Sandoval County

Population, 2025 estimate
159,565+6.9% since 2020
Households
56,895
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
3,710 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$86,636+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,102
Median home value
$313,800
Jobs located here
35,682
Daytime population
121,290Residents 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 Sandoval 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 Sandoval County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Sandoval County, NM?

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 barbershops in Sandoval County. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 65 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $59.1M a year, or $1,039 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 56,895 households in Sandoval County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sandoval County has 4.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Sandoval County would have about 31, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,379 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.

How fast is Sandoval County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Sandoval County at 159,565 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,895 households. The median household income in Sandoval County is $86,636 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. Sandoval County scores 65 for barbershops (upper middle), #334 of 1,356 scored counties.

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