Beauty and personal care · County · Washington
Barbershops in Spokane County, WA
The barbershops in Spokane County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #259 of 1,356 scored counties
#17 of 25 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 74
- 19 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $217.9M
- On personal care products and services · $998 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 558,344
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $998 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Spokane County spend about $217.9M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $2.9M per shop, 56% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Spokane County has 74 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 19 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.4, 36% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Spokane County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 15,600 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 111 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Spokane County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Spokane County is 69 (upper middle), #259 of 1,356 scored counties and #17 of 25 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Spokane 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 | Spokane County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.9M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,600 | 15,963 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +44.4% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $998 | $1,137 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $78,582 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 130
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 111Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7419 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 116The 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 Spokane 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 Spokane County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 558,344+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 218,395
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,764 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 311
- Median household income
- $78,582+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,315
- Median home value
- $410,700
- Jobs located here
- 243,284
- Daytime population
- 557,028Residents 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 |
| 17Spokane County, WA | 69 | 74 | 3.4 | $2.9M | +3.2% | #259 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Spokane 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 spas52
- Hair salons63
- Barbershops69
- Nail salons56
- Spas and skin care52
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Spokane County, WA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 74 barbershops in Spokane County. 19 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Another 111 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Spokane County, WA spend on personal care products and services?
About $217.9M a year, or $998 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 218,395 households in Spokane County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Spokane County, WA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Spokane County has 3.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Spokane County would have about 116, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,600 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Spokane County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Spokane County at 558,344 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 218,395 households. The median household income in Spokane County is $78,582 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.1% 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. Spokane County scores 69 for barbershops (upper middle), #259 of 1,356 scored counties.
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