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Barbershops in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area
How the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #56 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Utah
- Listings
- 89
- 23 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $234.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,134 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 773,426
- +14.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 89 barbershops in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area. 23 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $1,134 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area spend about $234.7M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 89 barbershops, that is $2.6M per shop, 40% above 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 19 businesses with payroll in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area classed as barber shops. That is one for every 10,888 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 185 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $975K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area.
Population estimates show the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area grew 14.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #56 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Utah. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area compares
The same measures for Utah 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 | Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.2M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,888 | 10,713 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +61.5% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.5% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,134 | $1,100 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $100,704 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19
- Employees, 2023
- 238
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 185Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8923 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 124The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $975K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area, 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 the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 773,426+14.5% since 2020
- Households
- 206,880
- Median age
- 27.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 5,396 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 133
- Median household income
- $100,704+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $127,279
- Median home value
- $535,500
- Jobs located here
- 299,641
- Daytime population
- 678,972Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Utah market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Utah for barbershops, numbered among those based in Utah, with the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ogden, UT | 77 | 92 | 4.3 | $2.6M | +5.3% | #13 of 387 |
| 2Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | 69 | 89 | 4.3 | $2.6M | +14.5% | #56 of 387 |
| 3Logan, UT-ID | 62 | 17 | 3.4 | $2.9M | +8.8% | #95 of 387 |
| 4Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 51 | 260 | 5.8 | $1.9M | +3.8% | #185 of 387 |
| 5St. George, UT | 47 | 49 | 7.0 | $1.4M | +17.4% | #229 of 387 |
Other business types in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area
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 spas69
- Hair salons76
- Barbershops69
- Nail salons67
- Spas and skin care49
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area?
The Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area has 89 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Another 185 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $234.7M a year, or $1,134 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 89 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 206,880 households in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area has 4.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area would have about 124, against 89 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,888 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area at 773,426 people in 2025, up 14.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 206,880 households. Median household income in the Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area is $100,704, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.4%, 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. The Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area scores 69 for barbershops (upper middle), #56 of 387 scored metro areas.
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