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Barbershops in Laramie County, WY

How Laramie County, WY compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #333 of 1,356 scored counties
#5 of 8 scored counties in Wyoming

Listings
17
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$42.8M
On personal care products and services · $990 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
34% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
102,938
+2.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 barbershops in Laramie County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Laramie County comes to about $42.8M a year: $990 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per shop, 34% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Laramie County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 20 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Laramie County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Laramie County is 65 (upper middle), #333 of 1,356 scored counties and #5 of 8 scored counties in Wyoming. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Laramie County compares

The same measures for Wyoming 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 Laramie County, WY compared with Wyoming and the U.S.
MeasureLaramie CountyWyomingU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.93.45.3
Spending per listing$2.5M$2.9M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a48,66416,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/an/a+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$990$977$1,005
Median household income$80,173$76,176$80,734
Groundwork market score6568

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
20Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
171 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The 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 Laramie 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 Laramie County

Population, 2025 estimate
102,938+2.2% since 2020
Households
43,279
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,686 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$80,173+19.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,407
Median home value
$348,700
Jobs located here
48,452
Daytime population
102,392Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Wyoming

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The highest-scoring counties in Wyoming for barbershops, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Laramie County marked.

Top counties in Wyoming

Counties in Wyoming ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sheridan County, WY7153.6$2.6M+7.2%#206 of 1,356
2Campbell County, WY7073.9$2.7M+2.1%#235 of 1,356
3Natrona County, WY6992.7$3.6M+0.3%#249 of 1,356
4Albany County, WY6952.9$3.1M+3.9%#256 of 1,356
5Laramie County, WY65173.9$2.5M+2.2%#333 of 1,356
6Fremont County, WY5753.3$2.7M+0.7%#516 of 1,356
7Sweetwater County, WY5274.0$2.4M−2.2%#640 of 1,356
8Park County, WY5186.0$1.6M+5.1%#685 of 1,356

Other business types in Laramie County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Laramie County, WY?

There are 17 barbershops on map listings in Laramie County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Laramie County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Laramie County, WY spend on personal care products and services?

About $42.8M a year, or $990 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,279 households in Laramie County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Laramie County, WY compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Laramie County has 3.9 barbershops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Laramie County would have about 23, against 17 on map listings.

How fast is Laramie County, WY growing?

Population estimates put Laramie County at 102,938 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,279 households. Median household income in Laramie County is $80,173, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.8%, 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. Laramie County scores 65 for barbershops (upper middle), #333 of 1,356 scored counties.

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