Beauty and personal care · County · Rhode Island
Barbershops in Providence County, RI
The barbershops in Providence County, RI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #705 of 1,356 scored counties
#3 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 187
- 17 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $257.7M
- On personal care products and services · $994 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 678,179
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Providence County comes to about $257.7M a year: $994 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per shop, 27% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 187 barbershops on map listings in Providence County as of September 2026. 17 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.2, 36% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Providence County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 17,281 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 413 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Providence County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Providence County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Providence County is 50 (upper middle), #705 of 1,356 scored counties and #3 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island.
How Providence 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 | Providence County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 6.5 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.6M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 17,281 | 16,354 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | n/a | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $994 | $1,053 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $78,787 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $441K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 413Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18717 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 137The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Providence 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 Providence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 678,179+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 259,210
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 410 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,624
- Median household income
- $78,787+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,369
- Median home value
- $373,600
- Jobs located here
- 293,972
- Daytime population
- 648,043Residents 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 Providence 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 Providence 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 spas36
- Hair salons37
- Barbershops50
- Nail salons51
- Spas and skin care43
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Providence County, RI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 187 barbershops in Providence County. 17 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 413 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Providence County, RI spend on personal care products and services?
About $257.7M a year, or $994 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 187 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 259,210 households in Providence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Providence County, RI compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Providence County has 7.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.4M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Providence County would have about 137, against 187 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,281 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Providence County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Providence County at 678,179 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 259,210 households. The median household income in Providence County is $78,787 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Providence County scores 50 for barbershops (upper middle), #705 of 1,356 scored counties.
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