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Barbershops in Sierra County, NM

How Sierra County, NM compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

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
$3.9M
On personal care products and services · $717 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.5
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,395
−1.4% 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 3 barbershops in Sierra County. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.

At $717 per household (29% below the U.S. average), households in Sierra County spend about $3.9M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.3M per shop, 31% below 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 Sierra County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sierra County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 barbershops on map listings, Sierra County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Sierra 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 Sierra County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureSierra CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.55.15.3
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.8M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a25,37616,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/an/a+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$717$913$1,005
Median household income$41,600$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
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Sierra 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 Sierra County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,395−1.4% since 2020
Households
5,440
Median age
53.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
4,181 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$41,600+39.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$54,369
Median home value
$152,600
Jobs located here
3,194
Daytime population
10,971Residents 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 Sierra 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
Sierra County, NMNot scored35.5$1.3M−1.4%

Other business types in Sierra County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Sierra County, NM?

Sierra County has 3 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Sierra County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $3.9M a year, or $717 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,440 households in Sierra County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sierra County has 5.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.3M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Sierra County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Sierra County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Sierra County at 11,395 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,440 households. Median household income in Sierra County is $41,600, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.8%, 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. Sierra County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Sierra 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 Sierra County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Sierra County?

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