Do chain haircut salons count against barbershops here?

This page counts places categorized as barbershops. Chain cut salons may be counted under hair salons instead, so it's worth checking that map for the same ZIP.

What makes a barbershop location work?

Visibility, parking or transit access, and a neighborhood where people can walk in on a lunch break or after school. Community ties often matter more than square footage.

Is it easier to buy an existing barbershop?

Buying gets you a fitted-out shop and walk-in history, but barbers usually rent chairs or work on commission and can move. Ask how chair agreements work before buying.

Where barbershops may be underserved

Estimate only, not proof of demand.

Barbershops thrive on loyalty and short, frequent visits, so they tend to root themselves in the neighborhoods where their customers live, often near schools, transit stops and main streets. Many people stay with one barber for years, which makes the barbers in the chairs the heart of the business. This map shows ZIP codes where barbershops may be underserved relative to the population.

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1 per 4,469U.S. average people per barbershop
13,362ZIPs with at least 5,000 residents
2,057of them with none mapped

Top ZIPs where barbershops may be underserved

People per business compares each ZIP's residents to the barbershops mapped there; a high number may leave room for another shop, but chain haircut salons and barbers working from home serve the same customers.

Top 25 ZIPs by people per business, ZIPs with at least 5,000 residents
#	ZIP	Place	Population	Mapped	People per business	Nearest	Links
1	20148	Ashburn, VA	64,021	1	1 per 64,021 · 14.3× U.S.	1.8 mi	Businesses for sale in Ashburn →View on the map →
2	23456	Virginia Beach, VA	61,911	1	1 per 61,911 · 13.9× U.S.	2.3 mi	Businesses for sale in Virginia Beach →View on the map →
3	95014	Cupertino, CA	60,932	1	1 per 60,932 · 13.6× U.S.	2.7 mi	Businesses for sale in CA →View on the map →
4	93619	Clovis, CA	55,610	1	1 per 55,610 · 12.4× U.S.	7.8 mi	Businesses for sale in CA →View on the map →
5	32162	The Villages, FL	55,424	1	1 per 55,424 · 12.4× U.S.	1.2 mi	Businesses for sale in The Villages →View on the map →
6	96818	Honolulu, HI	54,822	1	1 per 54,822 · 12.3× U.S.	0.8 mi	Businesses for sale in Honolulu →View on the map →
7	75025	Plano, TX	53,202	1	1 per 53,202 · 11.9× U.S.	0.8 mi	Businesses for sale in Plano →View on the map →
8	84005	Eagle Mountain, UT	52,530	1	1 per 52,530 · 11.8× U.S.	3.4 mi	Businesses for sale in UT →View on the map →
9	84081	West Jordan, UT	52,314	1	1 per 52,314 · 11.7× U.S.	0.9 mi	Businesses for sale in West Jordan →View on the map →
10	89131	Las Vegas, NV	50,731	1	1 per 50,731 · 11.4× U.S.	2 mi	Businesses for sale in Las Vegas →View on the map →
11	98092	Auburn, WA	50,224	1	1 per 50,224 · 11.2× U.S.	2.7 mi	Businesses for sale in Auburn →View on the map →
12	30252	McDonough, GA	49,554	1	1 per 49,554 · 11.1× U.S.	5 mi	Businesses for sale in McDonough →View on the map →
13	33433	Boca Raton, FL	47,005	1	1 per 47,005 · 10.5× U.S.	0.1 mi	Businesses for sale in Boca Raton →View on the map →
14	92555	Moreno Valley, CA	45,978	1	1 per 45,978 · 10.3× U.S.	4.6 mi	Businesses for sale in Moreno Valley →View on the map →
15	30506	Gainesville, GA	45,612	1	1 per 45,612 · 10.2× U.S.	2.2 mi	Businesses for sale in Gainesville →View on the map →
16	74014	Broken Arrow, OK	45,212	1	1 per 45,212 · 10.1× U.S.	3.3 mi	Businesses for sale in Broken Arrow →View on the map →
17	59718	Bozeman, MT	44,585	1	1 per 44,585 · 10.0× U.S.	5.6 mi	Businesses for sale in Bozeman →View on the map →
18	89178	Las Vegas, NV	44,165	1	1 per 44,165 · 9.9× U.S.	2.5 mi	Businesses for sale in Las Vegas →View on the map →
19	95831	Sacramento, CA	43,545	1	1 per 43,545 · 9.7× U.S.	0.7 mi	Businesses for sale in Sacramento →View on the map →
20	80127	Littleton, CO	43,494	1	1 per 43,494 · 9.7× U.S.	3.8 mi	Businesses for sale in Littleton →View on the map →
21	89141	Las Vegas, NV	43,469	1	1 per 43,469 · 9.7× U.S.	0.8 mi	Businesses for sale in Las Vegas →View on the map →
22	98059	Renton, WA	42,406	1	1 per 42,406 · 9.5× U.S.	1.9 mi	Businesses for sale in Renton →View on the map →
23	87123	Albuquerque, NM	42,252	1	1 per 42,252 · 9.5× U.S.	2.5 mi	Businesses for sale in Albuquerque →View on the map →
24	89521	Reno, NV	41,859	1	1 per 41,859 · 9.4× U.S.	4.7 mi	Businesses for sale in Reno →View on the map →
25	52722	Bettendorf, IA	41,264	1	1 per 41,264 · 9.2× U.S.	1.3 mi	Businesses for sale in Bettendorf →View on the map →

120148 Ashburn, VA1 per 64,021Pop 64,021 · 1 mapped · 14.3× U.S. · nearest 1.8 miBusinesses for sale in Ashburn →View on the map →
223456 Virginia Beach, VA1 per 61,911Pop 61,911 · 1 mapped · 13.9× U.S. · nearest 2.3 miBusinesses for sale in Virginia Beach →View on the map →
395014 Cupertino, CA1 per 60,932Pop 60,932 · 1 mapped · 13.6× U.S. · nearest 2.7 miBusinesses for sale in CA →View on the map →
493619 Clovis, CA1 per 55,610Pop 55,610 · 1 mapped · 12.4× U.S. · nearest 7.8 miBusinesses for sale in CA →View on the map →
532162 The Villages, FL1 per 55,424Pop 55,424 · 1 mapped · 12.4× U.S. · nearest 1.2 miBusinesses for sale in The Villages →View on the map →
696818 Honolulu, HI1 per 54,822Pop 54,822 · 1 mapped · 12.3× U.S. · nearest 0.8 miBusinesses for sale in Honolulu →View on the map →
775025 Plano, TX1 per 53,202Pop 53,202 · 1 mapped · 11.9× U.S. · nearest 0.8 miBusinesses for sale in Plano →View on the map →
884005 Eagle Mountain, UT1 per 52,530Pop 52,530 · 1 mapped · 11.8× U.S. · nearest 3.4 miBusinesses for sale in UT →View on the map →
984081 West Jordan, UT1 per 52,314Pop 52,314 · 1 mapped · 11.7× U.S. · nearest 0.9 miBusinesses for sale in West Jordan →View on the map →
1089131 Las Vegas, NV1 per 50,731Pop 50,731 · 1 mapped · 11.4× U.S. · nearest 2 miBusinesses for sale in Las Vegas →View on the map →
1198092 Auburn, WA1 per 50,224Pop 50,224 · 1 mapped · 11.2× U.S. · nearest 2.7 miBusinesses for sale in Auburn →View on the map →
1230252 McDonough, GA1 per 49,554Pop 49,554 · 1 mapped · 11.1× U.S. · nearest 5 miBusinesses for sale in McDonough →View on the map →
1333433 Boca Raton, FL1 per 47,005Pop 47,005 · 1 mapped · 10.5× U.S. · nearest 0.1 miBusinesses for sale in Boca Raton →View on the map →
1492555 Moreno Valley, CA1 per 45,978Pop 45,978 · 1 mapped · 10.3× U.S. · nearest 4.6 miBusinesses for sale in Moreno Valley →View on the map →
1530506 Gainesville, GA1 per 45,612Pop 45,612 · 1 mapped · 10.2× U.S. · nearest 2.2 miBusinesses for sale in Gainesville →View on the map →
1674014 Broken Arrow, OK1 per 45,212Pop 45,212 · 1 mapped · 10.1× U.S. · nearest 3.3 miBusinesses for sale in Broken Arrow →View on the map →
1759718 Bozeman, MT1 per 44,585Pop 44,585 · 1 mapped · 10.0× U.S. · nearest 5.6 miBusinesses for sale in Bozeman →View on the map →
1889178 Las Vegas, NV1 per 44,165Pop 44,165 · 1 mapped · 9.9× U.S. · nearest 2.5 miBusinesses for sale in Las Vegas →View on the map →
1995831 Sacramento, CA1 per 43,545Pop 43,545 · 1 mapped · 9.7× U.S. · nearest 0.7 miBusinesses for sale in Sacramento →View on the map →
2080127 Littleton, CO1 per 43,494Pop 43,494 · 1 mapped · 9.7× U.S. · nearest 3.8 miBusinesses for sale in Littleton →View on the map →
2189141 Las Vegas, NV1 per 43,469Pop 43,469 · 1 mapped · 9.7× U.S. · nearest 0.8 miBusinesses for sale in Las Vegas →View on the map →
2298059 Renton, WA1 per 42,406Pop 42,406 · 1 mapped · 9.5× U.S. · nearest 1.9 miBusinesses for sale in Renton →View on the map →
2387123 Albuquerque, NM1 per 42,252Pop 42,252 · 1 mapped · 9.5× U.S. · nearest 2.5 miBusinesses for sale in Albuquerque →View on the map →
2489521 Reno, NV1 per 41,859Pop 41,859 · 1 mapped · 9.4× U.S. · nearest 4.7 miBusinesses for sale in Reno →View on the map →
2552722 Bettendorf, IA1 per 41,264Pop 41,264 · 1 mapped · 9.2× U.S. · nearest 1.3 miBusinesses for sale in Bettendorf →View on the map →

Ranked by people per business, highest first. ZIPs with at least 5,000 residents and at least one mapped. Estimate only, not proof of demand.

None mapped
≥2× U.S. people per business
1.25–2×
Near average
Well served

Large ZIPs with none mapped

The most populated ZIPs with at least 5,000 residents where open map data shows no barbershop businesses. Listed separately, not ranked: one may sit just over the ZIP line, so check the nearest distance and the map.

Most populated ZIPs with none mapped, at least 5,000 residents
#	ZIP	Place	Population	People per business	Nearest	Links
1	92620	Irvine, CA	61,631	None mapped	2.5 mi	Businesses for sale in Irvine →View on the map →
2	87144	Rio Rancho, NM	51,837	None mapped	4.6 mi	Businesses for sale in Rio Rancho →View on the map →
3	94582	San Ramon, CA	47,424	None mapped	2 mi	Businesses for sale in CA →View on the map →
4	89506	Reno, NV	47,046	None mapped	9.6 mi	Businesses for sale in Reno →View on the map →
5	48188	Canton, MI	45,665	None mapped	2.9 mi	Businesses for sale in Canton →View on the map →
6	95148	San Jose, CA	44,995	None mapped	1.2 mi	Businesses for sale in San Jose →View on the map →
7	96822	Honolulu, HI	43,747	None mapped	2.1 mi	Businesses for sale in Honolulu →View on the map →
8	97230	Portland, OR	43,553	None mapped	2.3 mi	Businesses for sale in Portland →View on the map →
9	34120	Naples, FL	42,345	None mapped	8.3 mi	Businesses for sale in Naples →View on the map →
10	95835	Sacramento, CA	42,004	None mapped	1.6 mi	Businesses for sale in Sacramento →View on the map →

192620 Irvine, CANone mappedPop 61,631 · 0 mapped · nearest 2.5 miBusinesses for sale in Irvine →View on the map →
287144 Rio Rancho, NMNone mappedPop 51,837 · 0 mapped · nearest 4.6 miBusinesses for sale in Rio Rancho →View on the map →
394582 San Ramon, CANone mappedPop 47,424 · 0 mapped · nearest 2 miBusinesses for sale in CA →View on the map →
489506 Reno, NVNone mappedPop 47,046 · 0 mapped · nearest 9.6 miBusinesses for sale in Reno →View on the map →
548188 Canton, MINone mappedPop 45,665 · 0 mapped · nearest 2.9 miBusinesses for sale in Canton →View on the map →
695148 San Jose, CANone mappedPop 44,995 · 0 mapped · nearest 1.2 miBusinesses for sale in San Jose →View on the map →
796822 Honolulu, HINone mappedPop 43,747 · 0 mapped · nearest 2.1 miBusinesses for sale in Honolulu →View on the map →
897230 Portland, ORNone mappedPop 43,553 · 0 mapped · nearest 2.3 miBusinesses for sale in Portland →View on the map →
934120 Naples, FLNone mappedPop 42,345 · 0 mapped · nearest 8.3 miBusinesses for sale in Naples →View on the map →
1095835 Sacramento, CANone mappedPop 42,004 · 0 mapped · nearest 1.6 miBusinesses for sale in Sacramento →View on the map →

Estimate only, not proof of demand.

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Questions about barbershop gaps

Do chain haircut salons count against barbershops here?: This page counts places categorized as barbershops. Chain cut salons may be counted under hair salons instead, so it's worth checking that map for the same ZIP.
What makes a barbershop location work?: Visibility, parking or transit access, and a neighborhood where people can walk in on a lunch break or after school. Community ties often matter more than square footage.
Is it easier to buy an existing barbershop?: Buying gets you a fitted-out shop and walk-in history, but barbers usually rent chairs or work on commission and can move. Ask how chair agreements work before buying.