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Barbershops in Clark County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Clark County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #328 of 1,356 scored counties
#18 of 25 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 71
- 23 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- +23.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $218.9M
- On personal care products and services · $1,117 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 64% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 532,119
- +5.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 71 barbershops in Clark County. 23 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $1,117 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Clark County spend about $218.9M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 64% 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 26 businesses with payroll in Clark County classed as barber shops, up 23.8% from 2019. That is one for every 7,539 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 109 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Clark County grew 5.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Clark County is 65 (upper middle), #328 of 1,356 scored counties and #18 of 25 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Clark County compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Clark County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 4.0 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.9M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,539 | 15,963 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +23.8% | +44.4% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.3% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,117 | $1,137 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $97,536 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 26+23.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 122
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 109Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7123 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 116The 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 Clark 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 Clark County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 532,119+5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 196,017
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 629 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 823
- Median household income
- $97,536+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $125,385
- Median home value
- $522,900
- Jobs located here
- 180,756
- Daytime population
- 458,006Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mason County, WA | 90 | 5 | 1.9 | $5.3M | +7.8% | #11 of 1,356 |
| 2Lewis County, WA | 81 | 9 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +6.7% | #61 of 1,356 |
| 3Douglas County, WA | 81 | 6 | 3.8 | $2.8M | +8.0% | #65 of 1,356 |
| 4Thurston County, WA | 78 | 51 | 4.3 | $2.5M | +2.8% | #97 of 1,356 |
| 5Cowlitz County, WA | 77 | 12 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +3.5% | #103 of 1,356 |
| 6Benton County, WA | 77 | 37 | 4.7 | $2.2M | +6.9% | #118 of 1,356 |
| 7Skagit County, WA | 76 | 18 | 3.4 | $3.1M | +2.4% | #121 of 1,356 |
| 8Kittitas County, WA | 75 | 7 | 3.5 | $2.8M | +4.2% | #139 of 1,356 |
| 9Snohomish County, WA | 73 | 121 | 3.8 | $3.2M | +4.9% | #163 of 1,356 |
| 10Kitsap County, WA | 73 | 46 | 4.2 | $2.7M | +2.7% | #169 of 1,356 |
| 18Clark County, WA | 65 | 71 | 3.6 | $3.1M | +5.3% | #328 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Clark 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 spas54
- Hair salons70
- Barbershops65
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care51
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Clark County, WA?
Clark County has 71 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, up 23.8% from 2019. Another 109 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Clark County, WA spend on personal care products and services?
About $218.9M a year, or $1,117 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 71 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 196,017 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clark County, WA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Clark County has 3.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.1M, 64% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Clark County would have about 116, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,539 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Clark County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Clark County at 532,119 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 196,017 households. Median household income in Clark County is $97,536, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.6%, 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. Clark County scores 65 for barbershops (upper middle), #328 of 1,356 scored counties.
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