Market rankings · Rhode Island
Barbershops in Rhode Island
Markets across Rhode Island ranked by the Groundwork market score for barbershops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 285
- 28 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $465M
- On personal care products and services
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 23% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #47 of 51
- Market score 33 · Lower middle
A site report maps the barbershops on map listings around any address in Rhode Island by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 285 barbershops in Rhode Island. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.5, 23% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Rhode Island comes to about $465M a year: $1,053 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 13% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Rhode Island was 27 in 2023. That is one for every 16,354 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Rhode Island.
Among the 50 states and DC, Rhode Island ranks #47 for barbershops, with a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island, the Providence-Warwick metro area, scores 49. Among 5 scored counties, Bristol County scores highest (72).
Every market in Rhode Island for barbershops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Rhode Island, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 49 | 437 | 6.5 | $1.6M | +2.1% | #201 of 387 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bristol County, RI | 72 | 7 | 3.5 | $3.5M | −1.5% | #178 of 1,356 |
| 2Washington County, RI | 66 | 24 | 4.6 | $2.6M | 0.0% | #303 of 1,356 |
| 3Providence County, RI | 50 | 187 | 7.2 | $1.4M | +2.8% | #705 of 1,356 |
| 4Kent County, RI | 47 | 45 | 6.2 | $1.8M | +1.8% | #782 of 1,356 |
| 5Newport County, RI | 46 | 22 | 6.0 | $1.9M | −2.9% | #806 of 1,356 |
Questions
How many barbershops are in Rhode Island?
Rhode Island has 285 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 28 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Another 537 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Rhode Island spend on personal care products and services?
About $465M a year, or $1,053 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 285 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 441,570 households in Rhode Island and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rhode Island compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Rhode Island has 6.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Rhode Island would have about 247, against 285 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,354 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
Which market in Rhode Island has the highest market score for barbershops?
The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island is the Providence-Warwick metro area, at 49 (lower middle). Among 5 scored counties in Rhode Island, Bristol County scores highest, at 72 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Rhode Island scores 33 for barbershops (lower middle), #47 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Rhode Island. 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.
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