Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Alabama
Barbershops in the Birmingham, AL metro area
The barbershops in the Birmingham, AL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #279 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 292
- 19 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $414.1M
- On personal care products and services · $890 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,197,766
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Birmingham metro area spend about $414.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $890 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per shop, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 292 barbershops on map listings in the Birmingham metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.3 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in the Birmingham metro area in 2023. That is one for every 27,353 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 603 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $128K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in the Birmingham metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Birmingham metro area grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Birmingham metro area scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #279 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama.
How the Birmingham 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 | Birmingham metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 27,353 | 36,314 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.2% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $890 | $839 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $71,498 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17
- Employees, 2023
- 69
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 603Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 29219 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 220The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $128K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in the Birmingham 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 Birmingham metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,197,766+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 465,003
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 5,280 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 224
- Median household income
- $71,498
- Average household income
- $100,521
- Median home value
- $240,200
- Jobs located here
- 555,318
- Daytime population
- 1,227,371Residents 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 Birmingham 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 |
Other business types in the Birmingham 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 spas39
- Hair salons36
- Barbershops41
- Nail salons37
- Spas and skin care54
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Birmingham, AL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 292 barbershops in the Birmingham metro area. 19 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 603 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Birmingham, AL metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $414.1M a year, or $890 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 292 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 465,003 households in the Birmingham metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Birmingham, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Birmingham metro area has 6.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.4M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Birmingham metro area would have about 220, against 292 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 27,353 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is the Birmingham, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Birmingham metro area at 1,197,766 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 465,003 households. The median household income in the Birmingham metro area is $71,498 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Birmingham metro area scores 41 for barbershops (lower middle), #279 of 387 scored metro areas.
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