Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Alabama
Barbershops in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 11 out of 100: Low
Ranked #381 of 387 scored metro areas
#12 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 28
- 4 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $34.4M
- On personal care products and services · $764 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 115,834
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Anniston-Oxford metro area scores 11 (low) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #381 of 387 scored metro areas and #12 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 barbershops in the Anniston-Oxford metro area. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 14%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $764 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in the Anniston-Oxford metro area spend about $34.4M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.2M per shop, 35% below 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 the Anniston-Oxford metro area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in the Anniston-Oxford metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Anniston-Oxford metro area compares
The same measures for Alabama 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 | Anniston-Oxford metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.4M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 36,314 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.2% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $764 | $839 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $55,029 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 11 | 39 |
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
- 42Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 284 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 the Anniston-Oxford metro area, 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 the Anniston-Oxford metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 115,834−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 45,015
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 606 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 192
- Median household income
- $55,029+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,223
- Median home value
- $156,600
- Jobs located here
- 42,167
- Daytime population
- 116,114Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Alabama for barbershops, numbered among those based in Alabama, with the Anniston-Oxford metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Auburn-Opelika, AL | 61 | 25 | 3.3 | $2.6M | +7.1% | #103 of 387 |
| 2Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 61 | 56 | 5.7 | $1.6M | +14.8% | #107 of 387 |
| 3Huntsville, AL | 56 | 148 | 7.2 | $1.3M | +12.5% | #145 of 387 |
| 4Tuscaloosa, AL | 41 | 59 | 5.6 | $1.5M | +2.9% | #276 of 387 |
| 5Birmingham, AL | 41 | 292 | 6.3 | $1.4M | +1.4% | #279 of 387 |
| 6Montgomery, AL | 37 | 103 | 6.8 | $1.2M | +0.9% | #303 of 387 |
| 7Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 35 | 31 | 4.9 | $1.7M | +3.5% | #310 of 387 |
| 8Dothan, AL | 30 | 47 | 7.7 | $1M | +3.4% | #335 of 387 |
| 9Decatur, AL | 29 | 37 | 5.9 | $1.4M | +2.5% | #337 of 387 |
| 10Mobile, AL | 29 | 133 | 8.2 | $981K | −0.7% | #339 of 387 |
| 12Anniston-Oxford, AL | 11 | 28 | 6.2 | $1.2M | −0.3% | #381 of 387 |
Other business types in the Anniston-Oxford metro area
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 spas27
- Hair salons28
- Barbershops11
- Nail salons14
- Spas and skin care37
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area?
The Anniston-Oxford metro area has 28 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Anniston-Oxford metro area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 42 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $34.4M a year, or $764 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,015 households in the Anniston-Oxford metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Anniston-Oxford metro area has 6.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.2M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Anniston-Oxford metro area would have about 18, against 28 on map listings.
How fast is the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Anniston-Oxford metro area at 115,834 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,015 households. Median household income in the Anniston-Oxford metro area is $55,029, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.5%, 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. The Anniston-Oxford metro area scores 11 for barbershops (low), #381 of 387 scored metro areas.
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