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Barbershops in La Crosse County, WI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in La Crosse County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #459 of 1,356 scored counties
#24 of 33 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
12
3 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$50.5M
On personal care products and services · $980 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
57% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
121,339
+0.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $980 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in La Crosse County spend about $50.5M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $4.2M per shop, 2.2 times 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 La Crosse County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 2.3 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in La Crosse County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 10,299 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show La Crosse County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, La Crosse County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #459 of 1,356 scored counties and #24 of 33 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How La Crosse County 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.

Barbershops in La Crosse County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureLa Crosse CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.33.55.3
Spending per listing$4.2M$2.9M$1.9M
Households per official establishment10,29918,64316,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.4%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$980$1,007$1,005
Median household income$73,013$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5955

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 5
Employees, 2023
9
Annual payroll, 2023
$424K
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
123 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The 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 La Crosse 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 La Crosse County

Population, 2025 estimate
121,339+0.3% since 2020
Households
51,497
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
452 sq. mi.
People per square mile
267
Median household income
$73,013+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,214
Median home value
$257,000
Jobs located here
72,448
Daytime population
134,687Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for barbershops, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with La Crosse County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Croix County, WI9161.6$7.3M+4.7%#8 of 1,356
2Walworth County, WI7871.6$6.4M+0.8%#85 of 1,356
3Chippewa County, WI7651.8$5.3M+1.9%#119 of 1,356
4Ozaukee County, WI7561.6$7.4M+3.0%#129 of 1,356
5Jefferson County, WI7572.0$5M+0.3%#130 of 1,356
6Rock County, WI74182.7$3.6M+1.7%#145 of 1,356
7Marathon County, WI73122.1$4.8M+1.0%#160 of 1,356
8Winnebago County, WI72243.3$3M+1.4%#184 of 1,356
9Pierce County, WI7174.4$2.4M+3.1%#208 of 1,356
10Dodge County, WI7061.7$5.8M−0.3%#215 of 1,356
24La Crosse County, WI59122.3$4.2M+0.3%#459 of 1,356

Other business types in La Crosse County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many barbershops are in La Crosse County, WI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 barbershops in La Crosse County. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in La Crosse County, WI spend on personal care products and services?

About $50.5M a year, or $980 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 51,497 households in La Crosse County and national spending patterns by income.

How does La Crosse County, WI compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

La Crosse County has 2.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $4.2M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, La Crosse County would have about 27, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,299 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.

How fast is La Crosse County, WI growing?

Population estimates put La Crosse County at 121,339 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,497 households. The median household income in La Crosse County is $73,013 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. La Crosse County scores 59 for barbershops (upper middle), #459 of 1,356 scored counties.

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