Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Washington
Barbershops in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area
The barbershops in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, 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 #63 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington
- Listings
- 77
- 19 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $236.1M
- On personal care products and services · $993 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 63% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 608,012
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area spend about $236.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $993 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 63% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 77 barbershops on map listings in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 19 are chain locations, or 25%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 40% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area in 2023. That is one for every 16,984 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 114 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #63 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Spokane-Spokane Valley 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 | Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.9M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 16,984 | 15,963 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +44.4% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $993 | $1,137 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $77,488 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14
- Employees, 2023
- 130
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 114Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7719 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 125The 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 the Spokane-Spokane Valley 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 608,012+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 237,769
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,241 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 141
- Median household income
- $77,488+37.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,458
- Median home value
- $405,300
- Jobs located here
- 253,696
- Daytime population
- 597,141Residents 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley 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 spas64
- Hair salons69
- Barbershops68
- Nail salons58
- Spas and skin care56
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 77 barbershops in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area. 19 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 114 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $236.1M a year, or $993 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 77 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 237,769 households in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area has 3.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 40% 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 U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area would have about 125, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,984 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area at 608,012 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 237,769 households. The median household income in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area is $77,488 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.4% 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area scores 68 for barbershops (upper middle), #63 of 387 scored metro areas.
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