Beauty and personal care · County · Rhode Island
Barbershops in Kent County, RI
How Kent County, RI compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #782 of 1,356 scored counties
#4 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 45
- 5 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $79.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,086 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 173,495
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Kent County spend about $79.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,086 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per shop, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 45 barbershops on map listings in Kent County as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 11%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Kent County in 2023. That is one for every 10,406 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 59 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kent County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Kent County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #782 of 1,356 scored counties and #4 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island.
How Kent County compares
The same measures for Rhode Island 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 | Kent County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 6.5 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.6M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,406 | 16,354 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | n/a | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,086 | $1,053 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $94,345 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $462K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 59Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 455 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The 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 Kent 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 Kent County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 173,495+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 72,839
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 169 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,017
- Median household income
- $94,345+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,389
- Median home value
- $366,100
- Jobs located here
- 79,114
- Daytime population
- 158,826Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Rhode Island market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Rhode Island for barbershops, numbered among those based in Rhode Island, with Kent County marked.
Top counties in Rhode Island
| 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 |
Other business types in Kent 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 spas37
- Hair salons40
- Barbershops47
- Nail salons38
- Spas and skin care52
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Kent County, RI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 45 barbershops in Kent County. 5 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 59 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kent County, RI spend on personal care products and services?
About $79.1M a year, or $1,086 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 72,839 households in Kent County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kent County, RI compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Kent County has 6.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Kent County would have about 42, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,406 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Kent County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Kent County at 173,495 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,839 households. The median household income in Kent County is $94,345 a year, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Kent County scores 47 for barbershops (lower middle), #782 of 1,356 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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