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Barbershops in Utah County, UT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Utah County, UT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #238 of 1,356 scored counties
#5 of 13 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 88
- 23 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $230.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,135 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 759,859
- +14.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 88 barbershops in Utah County. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.3, 19% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $1,135 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Utah County spend about $230.5M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $2.6M per shop, 39% 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 Utah County classed as barber shops. That is one for every 10,685 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 178 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $975K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Utah County.
Population estimates show Utah County grew 14.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Utah County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #238 of 1,356 scored counties and #5 of 13 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Utah County 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 | Utah County | 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 | 10,685 | 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 | $1,135 | $1,100 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $100,671 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 238
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 178Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8823 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 122The 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 Utah 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 Utah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 759,859+14.5% since 2020
- Households
- 203,018
- Median age
- 27.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 2,005 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 352
- Median household income
- $100,671+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $127,622
- Median home value
- $538,700
- Jobs located here
- 295,403
- Daytime population
- 667,806Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tooele County, UT | 79 | 12 | 5.0 | $2.3M | +19.2% | #83 of 1,356 |
| 2Davis County, UT | 78 | 50 | 4.3 | $2.7M | +4.8% | #95 of 1,356 |
| 3Box Elder County, UT | 77 | 8 | 4.1 | $2.5M | +12.7% | #115 of 1,356 |
| 4Weber County, UT | 76 | 42 | 4.5 | $2.4M | +5.8% | #127 of 1,356 |
| 5Utah County, UT | 70 | 88 | 4.3 | $2.6M | +14.5% | #238 of 1,356 |
| 6Wasatch County, UT | 70 | 9 | 7.0 | $1.8M | +9.9% | #247 of 1,356 |
| 7Cache County, UT | 64 | 15 | 3.4 | $3M | +8.5% | #358 of 1,356 |
| 8Summit County, UT | 61 | 11 | 7.0 | $1.9M | +1.6% | #429 of 1,356 |
| 9Uintah County, UT | 61 | 6 | 4.9 | $1.9M | +7.3% | #430 of 1,356 |
| 10Iron County, UT | 54 | 8 | 4.0 | $2.3M | +16.4% | #593 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Utah 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 spas59
- Hair salons73
- Barbershops70
- Nail salons68
- Spas and skin care48
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Utah County, UT?
Utah County has 88 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. Official counts list 178 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Utah County, UT spend on personal care products and services?
About $230.5M a year, or $1,135 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 88 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 203,018 households in Utah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Utah County, UT compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Utah County has 4.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Utah County would have about 122, against 88 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,685 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Utah County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Utah County at 759,859 people in 2025, up 14.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 203,018 households. Median household income in Utah County is $100,671, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.8%, 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. Utah County scores 70 for barbershops (upper middle), #238 of 1,356 scored counties.
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