Beauty and personal care · County · West Virginia
Barbershops in Fayette County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Fayette County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 12 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,290 of 1,356 scored counties
#16 of 20 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.8M
- On personal care products and services · $743 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,165
- −5.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Fayette County is 12 (low), #1,290 of 1,356 scored counties and #16 of 20 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Fayette County comes to about $11.8M a year: $743 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 barbershops, that is $1.3M per shop, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 9 barbershops on map listings in Fayette County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Fayette County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fayette County declined 5.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Fayette County compares
The same measures for West Virginia 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 | Fayette County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.9M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 42,862 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | n/a | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.6% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $743 | $802 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $53,194 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 12 | 36 |
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
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,165−5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 15,948
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 662 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $53,194+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,298
- Median home value
- $105,800
- Jobs located here
- 8,970
- Daytime population
- 33,530Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for barbershops, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Fayette County marked.
Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, WV | 90 | 5 | 2.2 | $4.7M | +9.2% | #12 of 1,356 |
| 2Berkeley County, WV | 69 | 20 | 3.9 | $2.3M | +13.7% | #265 of 1,356 |
| 3Putnam County, WV | 51 | 9 | 3.9 | $2.4M | −1.0% | #670 of 1,356 |
| 4Monongalia County, WV | 49 | 19 | 4.3 | $2.1M | +2.0% | #722 of 1,356 |
| 5Marion County, WV | 48 | 7 | 3.0 | $2.8M | −1.2% | #742 of 1,356 |
| 6Kanawha County, WV | 32 | 52 | 6.8 | $1.2M | −4.3% | #1,077 of 1,356 |
| 7Wayne County, WV | 30 | 6 | 3.8 | $2.1M | −4.0% | #1,093 of 1,356 |
| 8Harrison County, WV | 29 | 12 | 4.6 | $1.8M | −2.5% | #1,112 of 1,356 |
| 9Wood County, WV | 27 | 16 | 4.5 | $1.8M | −2.1% | #1,152 of 1,356 |
| 10Upshur County, WV | 23 | 5 | 5.2 | $1.5M | −0.3% | #1,187 of 1,356 |
| 16Fayette County, WV | 12 | 9 | 5.6 | $1.3M | −5.6% | #1,290 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Fayette 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 salons50
- Barbershops12
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care42
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Fayette County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 barbershops in Fayette County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Fayette County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fayette County, WV spend on personal care products and services?
About $11.8M a year, or $743 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 15,948 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fayette County, WV compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Fayette County has 5.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.3M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Fayette County would have about 6, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Fayette County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Fayette County at 38,165 people in 2025, down 5.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,948 households. The median household income in Fayette County is $53,194 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% 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. Fayette County scores 12 for barbershops (low), #1,290 of 1,356 scored counties.
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