Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Wisconsin
Barbershops in the Baraboo, WI area
The barbershops in the Baraboo, WI area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #70 of 377 scored small-town markets
#9 of 11 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28M
- On personal care products and services · $999 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 65% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,652
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 barbershops in the Baraboo area. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 40% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in the Baraboo area spend about $28M a year on personal care products and services, or $999 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 65% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in the Baraboo area classed as barber shops. That is one for every 9,329 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Baraboo area grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Baraboo area scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #70 of 377 scored small-town markets and #9 of 11 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Baraboo area compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Baraboo area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 3.5 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.9M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,329 | 18,643 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.4% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $999 | $1,007 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $79,541 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $436K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Baraboo 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 Baraboo area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,652+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 27,987
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 832 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $79,541+32.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,005
- Median home value
- $258,600
- Jobs located here
- 36,015
- Daytime population
- 65,185Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Wisconsin for barbershops, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with the Baraboo area marked.
Top small-town markets in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI | 85 | 7 | 1.6 | $6.4M | +0.8% | #15 of 377 |
| 2Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 83 | 7 | 2.0 | $5M | +0.3% | #20 of 377 |
| 3Beaver Dam, WI | 78 | 6 | 1.7 | $5.8M | −0.3% | #36 of 377 |
| 4Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 74 | 9 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +2.2% | #47 of 377 |
| 5Platteville, WI | 74 | 6 | 3.0 | $3.1M | +0.9% | #48 of 377 |
| 6Manitowoc, WI | 72 | 11 | 3.1 | $3M | +0.4% | #57 of 377 |
| 7Sparta, WI | 72 | 6 | 3.3 | $2.9M | +0.6% | #58 of 377 |
| 8Marinette, WI-MI | 71 | 6 | 2.0 | $4.3M | +0.3% | #59 of 377 |
| 9Baraboo, WI | 70 | 9 | 3.2 | $3.1M | +1.3% | #70 of 377 |
| 10Shawano, WI | 65 | 7 | 3.8 | $2.4M | +1.4% | #101 of 377 |
Other business types in the Baraboo 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 spas38
- Hair salons35
- Barbershops70
- Nail salons67
- Spas and skin care55
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Baraboo, WI area?
The Baraboo area has 9 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Baraboo, WI area spend on personal care products and services?
About $28M a year, or $999 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 9 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,987 households in the Baraboo area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Baraboo, WI area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Baraboo area has 3.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.1M, 65% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Baraboo area would have about 15, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,329 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is the Baraboo, WI area growing?
Population estimates put the Baraboo area at 66,652 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,987 households. Median household income in the Baraboo area is $79,541, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.7%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Baraboo area scores 70 for barbershops (upper middle), #70 of 377 scored small-town markets.
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