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Barbershops in Pierce County, WA
The barbershops in Pierce County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #190 of 1,356 scored counties
#12 of 25 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 168
- 20 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $395.3M
- On personal care products and services · $1,125 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 946,288
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 168 barbershops in Pierce County. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $1,125 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Pierce County spend about $395.3M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 168 barbershops, that is $2.4M per shop, 25% 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.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Pierce County in 2023. That is one for every 23,422 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 280 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $462K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Pierce County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pierce County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Pierce County is 72 (upper middle), #190 of 1,356 scored counties and #12 of 25 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Pierce 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 | Pierce County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.9M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 23,422 | 15,963 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +44.4% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,125 | $1,137 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $99,564 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 83
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 280Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16820 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 210The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $462K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Pierce 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 Pierce County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 946,288+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 351,330
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,668 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 558
- Median household income
- $99,564+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,504
- Median home value
- $526,600
- Jobs located here
- 329,848
- Daytime population
- 851,977Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for barbershops, numbered among those based in Washington, with Pierce County marked.
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 |
| 12Pierce County, WA | 72 | 168 | 4.8 | $2.4M | +2.5% | #190 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Pierce 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 spas49
- Hair salons58
- Barbershops72
- Nail salons46
- Spas and skin care53
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Pierce County, WA?
There are 168 barbershops on map listings in Pierce County as of September 2026. 20 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Another 280 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pierce County, WA spend on personal care products and services?
About $395.3M a year, or $1,125 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 168 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 351,330 households in Pierce County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pierce County, WA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Pierce County has 4.8 barbershops per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Pierce County would have about 210, against 168 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 23,422 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Pierce County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Pierce County at 946,288 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 351,330 households. Median household income in Pierce County is $99,564, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.1%, 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. Pierce County scores 72 for barbershops (upper middle), #190 of 1,356 scored counties.
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