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Barbershops in El Paso County, TX
How El Paso County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,143 of 1,356 scored counties
#79 of 109 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 234
- 27 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $239.1M
- On personal care products and services · $798 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 47% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 877,858
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in El Paso County is 28 (lower middle), #1,143 of 1,356 scored counties and #79 of 109 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 234 barbershops in El Paso County. 27 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 7.8 for every 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in El Paso County comes to about $239.1M a year: $798 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 234 barbershops, that is $1M per shop, 46% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in El Paso County classed as barber shops. That is one for every 14,982 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $600K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in El Paso County. Population estimates put the population change in El Paso County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How El Paso County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | El Paso County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 6.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.4M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,982 | 18,170 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +65.8% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $798 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $59,806 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 133
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 414Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23427 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 127The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $600K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in El Paso 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 El Paso County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 877,858+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 299,637
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,014 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 859
- Median household income
- $59,806+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,845
- Median home value
- $180,400
- Jobs located here
- 347,266
- Daytime population
- 864,827Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for barbershops, numbered among those based in Texas, with El Paso County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Medina County, TX | 78 | 5 | 2.8 | $3.2M | +11.4% | #92 of 1,356 |
| 2Burnet County, TX | 78 | 7 | 3.3 | $2.8M | +15.2% | #94 of 1,356 |
| 3Waller County, TX | 77 | 7 | 3.8 | $2.5M | +21.9% | #113 of 1,356 |
| 4Guadalupe County, TX | 77 | 26 | 4.0 | $2.5M | +15.8% | #114 of 1,356 |
| 5Wise County, TX | 72 | 5 | 2.0 | $5M | +21.5% | #172 of 1,356 |
| 6Denton County, TX | 71 | 167 | 4.6 | $2.4M | +16.9% | #209 of 1,356 |
| 7Fort Bend County, TX | 71 | 158 | 5.4 | $2.1M | +17.4% | #213 of 1,356 |
| 8Johnson County, TX | 70 | 30 | 4.6 | $2.1M | +20.5% | #245 of 1,356 |
| 9Montgomery County, TX | 69 | 122 | 4.9 | $2.1M | +24.9% | #268 of 1,356 |
| 10Williamson County, TX | 69 | 132 | 5.2 | $2.1M | +22.3% | #269 of 1,356 |
| 79El Paso County, TX | 28 | 234 | 7.8 | $1M | +1.3% | #1,143 of 1,356 |
Other business types in El Paso 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 spas30
- Hair salons36
- Barbershops28
- Nail salons43
- Spas and skin care35
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in El Paso County, TX?
There are 234 barbershops on map listings in El Paso County as of September 2026. 27 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 414 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in El Paso County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $239.1M a year, or $798 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 234 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 299,637 households in El Paso County and national spending patterns by income.
How does El Paso County, TX compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
El Paso County has 7.8 barbershops per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, El Paso County would have about 127, against 234 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,982 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is El Paso County, TX growing?
Population estimates put El Paso County at 877,858 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 299,637 households. Median household income in El Paso County is $59,806, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. El Paso County scores 28 for barbershops (lower middle), #1,143 of 1,356 scored counties.
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