Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Washington
Barbershops in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area
The barbershops in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #64 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington
- Listings
- 649
- 108 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 121
- +80.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2B
- On personal care products and services · $1,235 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 62% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 4,161,883
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area comes to about $2B a year: $1,235 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per shop, 62% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 649 barbershops on map listings in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 108 are chain locations, or 17%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 25% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts show 121 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area in 2023, up 80.6% from 2019. That is one for every 13,294 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 844 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area.
Population estimates show the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #64 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area 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 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.9M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,294 | 15,963 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +80.6% | +44.4% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,235 | $1,137 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $115,177 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 121+80.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 893
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $41.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 844Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 649108 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,054The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $2.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area, 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 the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 4,161,883+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 1,608,596
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 5,870 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 692
- Median household income
- $115,177+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $158,706
- Median home value
- $717,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,129,194
- Daytime population
- 4,229,343Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Washington for barbershops, numbered among those based in Washington (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 78 | 51 | 4.3 | $2.5M | +2.8% | #10 of 387 |
| 2Longview-Kelso, WA | 76 | 12 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +3.5% | #17 of 387 |
| 3Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 76 | 18 | 3.4 | $3.1M | +2.4% | #19 of 387 |
| 4Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 70 | 46 | 4.2 | $2.7M | +2.7% | #51 of 387 |
| 5Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 68 | 77 | 3.2 | $3.1M | +3.5% | #63 of 387 |
| 6Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 68 | 649 | 4.0 | $3.1M | +3.3% | #64 of 387 |
| 7Bellingham, WA | 67 | 35 | 3.7 | $2.8M | +3.9% | #69 of 387 |
| 8Kennewick-Richland, WA | 65 | 63 | 5.8 | $1.8M | +6.5% | #82 of 387 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 61 | 355 | 3.5 | $3.2M | +1.0% | #102 of 387 |
| 9Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 60 | 24 | 5.1 | $2.1M | +5.0% | #114 of 387 |
Other business types in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area
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 spas63
- Hair salons66
- Barbershops68
- Nail salons56
- Spas and skin care57
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 649 barbershops in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area. 108 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 121 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, up 80.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 844 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $2B a year, or $1,235 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 649 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 1,608,596 households in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area has 4.0 barbershops per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.1M, 62% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area would have about 1,054, against 649 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,294 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count rose 80.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area at 4,161,883 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,608,596 households. The median household income in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area is $115,177 a year, 43% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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. The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area scores 68 for barbershops (upper middle), #64 of 387 scored metro areas.
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