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Barbershops in Grays Harbor County, WA
The barbershops in Grays Harbor County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #222 of 1,356 scored counties
#16 of 25 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 8
- 2 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $27.5M
- On personal care products and services · $896 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 82% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 51% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 78,144
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Grays Harbor County spend about $27.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $896 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 barbershops, that is $3.4M per shop, 82% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Grays Harbor County has 8 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 2.6 for every 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Grays Harbor County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Grays Harbor County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Grays Harbor County is 70 (upper middle), #222 of 1,356 scored counties and #16 of 25 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Grays Harbor 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 | Grays Harbor County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 4.0 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $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 | +3.0% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $896 | $1,137 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $64,414 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 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
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 82 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Grays Harbor 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 Grays Harbor County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 78,144+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 30,628
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,902 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $64,414+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,833
- Median home value
- $314,000
- Jobs located here
- 21,888
- Daytime population
- 66,472Residents 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 |
| 16Grays Harbor County, WA | 70 | 8 | 2.6 | $3.4M | +3.0% | #222 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Grays Harbor 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 salons74
- Barbershops70
- Nail salons63
- Spas and skin care60
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Grays Harbor County, WA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 barbershops in Grays Harbor County. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Grays Harbor County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Grays Harbor County, WA spend on personal care products and services?
About $27.5M a year, or $896 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 30,628 households in Grays Harbor County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grays Harbor County, WA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Grays Harbor County has 2.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.4M, 82% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Grays Harbor County would have about 15, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Grays Harbor County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Grays Harbor County at 78,144 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,628 households. The median household income in Grays Harbor County is $64,414 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.7% 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. Grays Harbor County scores 70 for barbershops (upper middle), #222 of 1,356 scored counties.
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