Beauty and personal care · County · Washington
Barbershops in Franklin County, WA
How Franklin County, WA compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #707 of 1,356 scored counties
#22 of 25 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 26
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $31.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,049 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 64% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 102,612
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Franklin County comes to about $31.4M a year: $1,049 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 26 barbershops, that is $1.2M per shop, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 26 barbershops on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.7, 64% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Franklin County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 48 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Franklin County is 50 (upper middle), #707 of 1,356 scored counties and #22 of 25 scored counties in Washington.
How Franklin 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 | Franklin County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.7 | 4.0 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $2.9M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 15,963 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +44.4% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,049 | $1,137 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $86,714 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 65 |
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
- 48Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 260 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 102,612+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 29,890
- Median age
- 31.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,242 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $86,714+36.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,166
- Median home value
- $379,300
- Jobs located here
- 34,282
- Daytime population
- 90,548Residents 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 |
| 22Franklin County, WA | 50 | 26 | 8.7 | $1.2M | +5.6% | #707 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 spas66
- Hair salons81
- Barbershops50
- Nail salons59
- Spas and skin care86
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Franklin County, WA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 barbershops in Franklin County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Franklin County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 48 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Franklin County, WA spend on personal care products and services?
About $31.4M a year, or $1,049 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 29,890 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, WA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Franklin County has 8.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.2M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Franklin County would have about 17, against 26 on map listings.
How fast is Franklin County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 102,612 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,890 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $86,714 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.4% 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. Franklin County scores 50 for barbershops (upper middle), #707 of 1,356 scored counties.
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