Beauty and personal care · County · Rhode Island
Barbershops in Washington County, RI
How Washington 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 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #303 of 1,356 scored counties
#2 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 24
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $61.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,172 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,795
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Washington County spend about $61.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,172 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 24 barbershops, that is $2.6M per shop, 36% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Washington County has 24 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Washington County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Washington County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Washington County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #303 of 1,356 scored counties and #2 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 6.5 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $1.6M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 16,354 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | n/a | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,172 | $1,053 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $106,638 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 33 |
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
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 242 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,7950.0% since 2020
- Households
- 52,549
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 329 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 396
- Median household income
- $106,638+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,741
- Median home value
- $510,800
- Jobs located here
- 55,609
- Daytime population
- 127,343Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Washington County?
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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 Washington 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 Washington 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 spas53
- Hair salons54
- Barbershops66
- Nail salons58
- Spas and skin care70
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Washington County, RI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 barbershops in Washington County. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Washington County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washington County, RI spend on personal care products and services?
About $61.6M a year, or $1,172 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 52,549 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, RI compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Washington County has 4.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Washington County would have about 33, against 24 on map listings.
How fast is Washington County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 129,795 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 52,549 households. The median household income in Washington County is $106,638 a year, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. Washington County scores 66 for barbershops (upper middle), #303 of 1,356 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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