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Barbershops in Yakima County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Yakima County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,023 of 1,356 scored counties
#25 of 25 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 61
- 5 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $81.5M
- On personal care products and services · $930 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 259,185
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Yakima County is 35 (lower middle), #1,023 of 1,356 scored counties and #25 of 25 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 61 barbershops in Yakima County. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.0, 32% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $930 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Yakima County spend about $81.5M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 61 barbershops, that is $1.3M per shop, 29% below 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 Yakima County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Yakima County grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Yakima 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 | Yakima County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 4.0 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $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 | +1.0% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $930 | $1,137 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $70,656 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 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
- 129Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 615 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The 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 Yakima 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 Yakima County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 259,185+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 87,708
- Median age
- 34.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 4,295 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $70,656+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,451
- Median home value
- $310,100
- Jobs located here
- 108,597
- Daytime population
- 259,646Residents 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 |
| 25Yakima County, WA | 35 | 61 | 7.0 | $1.3M | +1.0% | #1,023 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Yakima 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 spas47
- Hair salons61
- Barbershops35
- Nail salons51
- 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 Yakima County, WA?
Yakima County has 61 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Yakima County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 129 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Yakima County, WA spend on personal care products and services?
About $81.5M a year, or $930 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 87,708 households in Yakima County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yakima County, WA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Yakima County has 7.0 barbershops per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.3M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Yakima County would have about 43, against 61 on map listings.
How fast is Yakima County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Yakima County at 259,185 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 87,708 households. Median household income in Yakima County is $70,656, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. Yakima County scores 35 for barbershops (lower middle), #1,023 of 1,356 scored counties.
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