Beauty and personal care · County · Washington
Barbershops in Skagit County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Skagit County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #121 of 1,356 scored counties
#7 of 25 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $55.2M
- On personal care products and services · $1,055 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 63% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 132,975
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Skagit County scores 76 (high) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #121 of 1,356 scored counties and #7 of 25 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for barbershops.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 barbershops in Skagit County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $1,055 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Skagit County spend about $55.2M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $3.1M per shop, 63% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Skagit County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Skagit County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Skagit County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Skagit 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 | Skagit County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $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 | +2.4% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,055 | $1,137 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $89,263 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 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
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Skagit 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 Skagit County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 132,975+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 52,329
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,730 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $89,263+33.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,733
- Median home value
- $545,100
- Jobs located here
- 49,731
- Daytime population
- 119,306Residents 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 Skagit 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 |
Other business types in Skagit 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 spas54
- Hair salons66
- Barbershops76
- Nail salons58
- Spas and skin care49
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Skagit County, WA?
There are 18 barbershops on map listings in Skagit County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Skagit County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 33 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Skagit County, WA spend on personal care products and services?
About $55.2M a year, or $1,055 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,329 households in Skagit County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Skagit County, WA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Skagit County has 3.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.1M, 63% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Skagit County would have about 29, against 18 on map listings.
How fast is Skagit County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Skagit County at 132,975 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,329 households. Median household income in Skagit County is $89,263, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.2%, 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. Skagit County scores 76 for barbershops (high), #121 of 1,356 scored counties.
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