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Barbershops in Mason County, WA
How Mason 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 90 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #11 of 1,356 scored counties
#1 of 25 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $26.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,020 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.3M
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 64% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,165
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
For barbershops, Mason County has a Groundwork market score of 90 (very high): #11 of 1,356 scored counties and #1 of 25 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for barbershops.
At $1,020 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Mason County spend about $26.5M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 5 barbershops, that is $5.3M per shop, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Mason County has 5 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.9, 64% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Mason County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Mason County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Mason 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 | Mason County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 4.0 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.3M | $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 | +7.8% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,020 | $1,137 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $83,270 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 90 | 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
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Mason 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 Mason County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,165+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 26,029
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 960 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $83,270+44.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,630
- Median home value
- $411,800
- Jobs located here
- 13,833
- Daytime population
- 54,996Residents 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 |
Other business types in Mason 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 spas88
- Hair salons90
- Barbershops90
- Nail salons87
- Spas and skin care91
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Mason County, WA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 barbershops in Mason County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Mason County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mason County, WA spend on personal care products and services?
About $26.5M a year, or $1,020 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 26,029 households in Mason County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mason County, WA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Mason County has 1.9 barbershops per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $5.3M, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Mason County would have about 14, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Mason County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Mason County at 71,165 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,029 households. The median household income in Mason County is $83,270 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 44.5% 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. Mason County scores 90 for barbershops (very high), #11 of 1,356 scored counties.
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