Beauty and personal care · County · West Virginia
Barbershops in Harrison County, WV
The barbershops in Harrison County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,112 of 1,356 scored counties
#8 of 20 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $21.6M
- On personal care products and services · $821 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,221
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Harrison County is 29 (lower middle), #1,112 of 1,356 scored counties and #8 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 Harrison County comes to about $21.6M a year: $821 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 barbershops, that is $1.8M per shop, 4% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 12 barbershops on map listings in Harrison County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Harrison County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Harrison County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Harrison 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 | Harrison County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $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 | −2.5% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $821 | $802 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $60,377 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 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
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Harrison 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 Harrison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,221−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 26,353
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 416 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 156
- Median household income
- $60,377+13.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,166
- Median home value
- $166,200
- Jobs located here
- 34,505
- Daytime population
- 72,165Residents 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 Harrison 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 |
Other business types in Harrison 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 spas21
- Hair salons23
- Barbershops29
- Nail salons26
- Spas and skin care33
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Harrison County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 barbershops in Harrison County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Harrison County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Harrison County, WV spend on personal care products and services?
About $21.6M a year, or $821 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 26,353 households in Harrison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harrison County, WV compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Harrison County has 4.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending.
How fast is Harrison County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Harrison County at 64,221 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,353 households. The median household income in Harrison County is $60,377 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.9% 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. Harrison County scores 29 for barbershops (lower middle), #1,112 of 1,356 scored counties.
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