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Barbershops in Malheur County, OR

How Malheur County, OR 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
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.6M
On personal care products and services · $832 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
51% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
45% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,261
+1.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 barbershops in Malheur County. That comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Households in Malheur County spend about $8.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $832 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 barbershops, that is $2.9M per shop, 51% above 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 Malheur County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Malheur County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 barbershops on map listings, Malheur County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Malheur County compares

The same measures for Oregon 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 Malheur County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureMalheur CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.93.85.3
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.7M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a20,21716,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+26.9%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$832$1,036$1,005
Median household income$54,519$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored56

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
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Malheur 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 Malheur County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,261+1.9% since 2020
Households
10,292
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
9,888 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$54,519+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,398
Median home value
$248,900
Jobs located here
13,279
Daytime population
34,322Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Oregon

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The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for barbershops, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Malheur County marked.

Top counties in Oregon

Counties in Oregon ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, OR84783.3$3.6M+1.8%#39 of 1,356
2Yamhill County, OR79112.8$3.7M+2.2%#80 of 1,356
3Deschutes County, OR79303.5$3.1M+6.8%#82 of 1,356
4Columbia County, OR7573.3$3M+2.6%#137 of 1,356
5Benton County, OR70123.1$3.2M+4.4%#223 of 1,356
6Clackamas County, OR68472.9$4M+0.9%#273 of 1,356
7Klamath County, OR6451.7$5M+0.9%#351 of 1,356
8Polk County, OR64113.3$3.1M+2.3%#356 of 1,356
9Linn County, OR64193.7$2.5M+3.0%#365 of 1,356
10Lane County, OR63613.8$2.5M−0.7%#386 of 1,356
Malheur County, ORNot scored32.9$2.9M+1.9%

Other business types in Malheur County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Malheur County, OR?

Malheur County has 3 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Malheur County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Malheur County, OR spend on personal care products and services?

About $8.6M a year, or $832 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,292 households in Malheur County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Malheur County, OR compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Malheur County has 2.9 barbershops per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 51% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Malheur County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Malheur County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Malheur County at 32,261 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,292 households. Median household income in Malheur County is $54,519, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Malheur 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?

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