Beauty and personal care · County · Oregon
Barbershops in Polk County, OR
How Polk County, OR compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #356 of 1,356 scored counties
#8 of 20 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $34.2M
- On personal care products and services · $1,035 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 65% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 90,037
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,035 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Polk County spend about $34.2M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 65% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 11 barbershops on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 18%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Polk County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 10,995 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 22 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Polk County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Polk County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #356 of 1,356 scored counties and #8 of 20 scored counties in Oregon.
How Polk 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.
| Measure | Polk County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 3.8 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.7M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,995 | 20,217 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.9% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,035 | $1,036 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $85,118 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 4
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $141K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 22Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 90,037+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 32,986
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 741 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 121
- Median household income
- $85,118+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,909
- Median home value
- $454,700
- Jobs located here
- 21,249
- Daytime population
- 71,489Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for barbershops, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Polk County marked.
Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, OR | 84 | 78 | 3.3 | $3.6M | +1.8% | #39 of 1,356 |
| 2Yamhill County, OR | 79 | 11 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +2.2% | #80 of 1,356 |
| 3Deschutes County, OR | 79 | 30 | 3.5 | $3.1M | +6.8% | #82 of 1,356 |
| 4Columbia County, OR | 75 | 7 | 3.3 | $3M | +2.6% | #137 of 1,356 |
| 5Benton County, OR | 70 | 12 | 3.1 | $3.2M | +4.4% | #223 of 1,356 |
| 6Clackamas County, OR | 68 | 47 | 2.9 | $4M | +0.9% | #273 of 1,356 |
| 7Klamath County, OR | 64 | 5 | 1.7 | $5M | +0.9% | #351 of 1,356 |
| 8Polk County, OR | 64 | 11 | 3.3 | $3.1M | +2.3% | #356 of 1,356 |
| 9Linn County, OR | 64 | 19 | 3.7 | $2.5M | +3.0% | #365 of 1,356 |
| 10Lane County, OR | 63 | 61 | 3.8 | $2.5M | −0.7% | #386 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Polk 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 spas71
- Hair salons77
- Barbershops64
- Nail salons81
- Spas and skin care69
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Polk County, OR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 barbershops in Polk County. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 22 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Polk County, OR spend on personal care products and services?
About $34.2M a year, or $1,035 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 32,986 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, OR compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Polk County has 3.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.1M, 65% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Polk County would have about 18, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,995 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 90,037 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,986 households. The median household income in Polk County is $85,118 a year, 5% 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. Polk County scores 64 for barbershops (upper middle), #356 of 1,356 scored counties.
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