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Barbershops in Sweetwater County, WY
The barbershops in Sweetwater County, WY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #640 of 1,356 scored counties
#7 of 8 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $17M
- On personal care products and services · $971 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,267
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Sweetwater County comes to about $17M a year: $971 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per shop, 29% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Sweetwater County has 7 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 25% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Sweetwater County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Sweetwater County declined 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For barbershops, Sweetwater County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #640 of 1,356 scored counties and #7 of 8 scored counties in Wyoming.
How Sweetwater 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.
| Measure | Sweetwater County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 3.4 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.9M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 48,664 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | n/a | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $971 | $977 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $75,034 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 68 |
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
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,267−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 17,502
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 10,427 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $75,034+0.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,925
- Median home value
- $251,400
- Jobs located here
- 21,166
- Daytime population
- 41,848Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wyoming market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wyoming for barbershops, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Sweetwater County marked.
Top counties in Wyoming
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sheridan County, WY | 71 | 5 | 3.6 | $2.6M | +7.2% | #206 of 1,356 |
| 2Campbell County, WY | 70 | 7 | 3.9 | $2.7M | +2.1% | #235 of 1,356 |
| 3Natrona County, WY | 69 | 9 | 2.7 | $3.6M | +0.3% | #249 of 1,356 |
| 4Albany County, WY | 69 | 5 | 2.9 | $3.1M | +3.9% | #256 of 1,356 |
| 5Laramie County, WY | 65 | 17 | 3.9 | $2.5M | +2.2% | #333 of 1,356 |
| 6Fremont County, WY | 57 | 5 | 3.3 | $2.7M | +0.7% | #516 of 1,356 |
| 7Sweetwater County, WY | 52 | 7 | 4.0 | $2.4M | −2.2% | #640 of 1,356 |
| 8Park County, WY | 51 | 8 | 6.0 | $1.6M | +5.1% | #685 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Sweetwater 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 spas45
- Hair salons65
- Barbershops52
- Nail salons38
- Spas and skin care31
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Sweetwater County, WY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 barbershops in Sweetwater County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Sweetwater County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sweetwater County, WY spend on personal care products and services?
About $17M a year, or $971 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 17,502 households in Sweetwater County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sweetwater County, WY compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Sweetwater County has 4.0 barbershops per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Sweetwater County would have about 9, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Sweetwater County, WY growing?
Population estimates put Sweetwater County at 41,267 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,502 households. The median household income in Sweetwater County is $75,034 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 0.3% 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. Sweetwater County scores 52 for barbershops (upper middle), #640 of 1,356 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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