Barber shops in New Mexico 28 establishments · 73 employees · 2024

Firms (NM)

Employment

Avg Annual Pay

$41,697

State Rank

#41 of 52

How New Mexico compares to national

Metric	New Mexico	National	New Mexico vs. U.S.
Establishments	28	8,216	0.3% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay	$41,697	$38,389	+$3,308 (+8.6%)
Location quotient	0.60	1.00	40% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)	2.6	4.2	—
Year-over-year firm growth	+27.3%	—	—

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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 0.60 means barber shops are 40% under-represented in New Mexico's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for barber shops

Rank	State	Firms	Avg Pay
1	New York	954	$30,404
2	Florida	848	$36,281
3	Texas	726	$41,096
4	California	661	$38,021
5	New Jersey	515	$32,298
6	Pennsylvania	330	$36,803
7	Illinois	328	$37,565
8	Georgia	268	$37,132
9	Virginia	262	$39,482
10	North Carolina	224	$42,484

Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 812111. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.

SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json