Beauty and personal care · County · Wisconsin
Barbershops in Waukesha County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Waukesha County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #284 of 1,356 scored counties
#16 of 33 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 60
- 19 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $200.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,190 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 77% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 417,210
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Waukesha County spend about $200.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,190 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. Spread across 60 barbershops, that is $3.3M per shop, 77% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Waukesha County has 60 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 32% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Waukesha County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 10,541 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 43 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Waukesha County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Waukesha County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #284 of 1,356 scored counties and #16 of 33 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Waukesha 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.
| Measure | Waukesha County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 3.5 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $2.9M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,541 | 18,643 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.4% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,190 | $1,007 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $106,076 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 93
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 43Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6019 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 106The 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 Waukesha 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 Waukesha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 417,210+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 168,658
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 550 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 749
- Median household income
- $106,076+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $137,605
- Median home value
- $398,200
- Jobs located here
- 265,439
- Daytime population
- 468,429Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for barbershops, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Waukesha County marked.
Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Croix County, WI | 91 | 6 | 1.6 | $7.3M | +4.7% | #8 of 1,356 |
| 2Walworth County, WI | 78 | 7 | 1.6 | $6.4M | +0.8% | #85 of 1,356 |
| 3Chippewa County, WI | 76 | 5 | 1.8 | $5.3M | +1.9% | #119 of 1,356 |
| 4Ozaukee County, WI | 75 | 6 | 1.6 | $7.4M | +3.0% | #129 of 1,356 |
| 5Jefferson County, WI | 75 | 7 | 2.0 | $5M | +0.3% | #130 of 1,356 |
| 6Rock County, WI | 74 | 18 | 2.7 | $3.6M | +1.7% | #145 of 1,356 |
| 7Marathon County, WI | 73 | 12 | 2.1 | $4.8M | +1.0% | #160 of 1,356 |
| 8Winnebago County, WI | 72 | 24 | 3.3 | $3M | +1.4% | #184 of 1,356 |
| 9Pierce County, WI | 71 | 7 | 4.4 | $2.4M | +3.1% | #208 of 1,356 |
| 10Dodge County, WI | 70 | 6 | 1.7 | $5.8M | −0.3% | #215 of 1,356 |
| 16Waukesha County, WI | 67 | 60 | 3.6 | $3.3M | +2.4% | #284 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Waukesha 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 spas40
- Hair salons42
- Barbershops67
- Nail salons48
- Spas and skin care40
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Waukesha County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 barbershops in Waukesha County. 19 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Another 43 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Waukesha County, WI spend on personal care products and services?
About $200.7M a year, or $1,190 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 168,658 households in Waukesha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waukesha County, WI compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Waukesha County has 3.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.3M, 77% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Waukesha County would have about 106, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,541 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Waukesha County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Waukesha County at 417,210 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 168,658 households. The median household income in Waukesha County is $106,076 a year, 31% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Waukesha County scores 67 for barbershops (upper middle), #284 of 1,356 scored counties.
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