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Barbershops in Blount County, AL

The barbershops in Blount County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #746 of 1,356 scored counties
#13 of 42 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$18.1M
On personal care products and services · $817 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
20% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
60,156
+1.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 barbershops in Blount County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

At $817 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Blount County spend about $18.1M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 8 barbershops, that is $2.3M per shop, 20% above 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 Blount County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Blount County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Blount County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #746 of 1,356 scored counties and #13 of 42 scored counties in Alabama.

How Blount County 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.

Barbershops in Blount County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureBlount CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.66.15.3
Spending per listing$2.3M$1.4M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a36,31416,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.2%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$817$839$1,005
Median household income$64,190$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score4839

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
18Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
81 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Blount 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 Blount County

Population, 2025 estimate
60,156+1.8% since 2020
Households
22,180
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
645 sq. mi.
People per square mile
92
Median household income
$64,190+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,889
Median home value
$175,200
Jobs located here
9,571
Daytime population
43,189Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for barbershops, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Blount County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Clair County, AL72102.8$3.1M+7.1%#182 of 1,356
2Shelby County, AL65485.5$1.9M+6.5%#345 of 1,356
3Baldwin County, AL65565.7$1.6M+14.8%#349 of 1,356
4Lee County, AL64243.5$2.4M+8.6%#366 of 1,356
5Limestone County, AL63215.1$1.9M+18.0%#392 of 1,356
6Cullman County, AL60123.4$2.4M+6.7%#451 of 1,356
7Madison County, AL581277.7$1.3M+11.0%#506 of 1,356
8Autauga County, AL57104.4$2.1M+5.1%#526 of 1,356
9Walker County, AL5452.0$3.9M0.0%#583 of 1,356
10Chilton County, AL5273.9$2.1M+5.9%#651 of 1,356
13Blount County, AL4883.6$2.3M+1.8%#746 of 1,356

Other business types in Blount County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many barbershops are in Blount County, AL?

Blount County has 8 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Blount County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Blount County, AL spend on personal care products and services?

About $18.1M a year, or $817 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,180 households in Blount County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Blount County, AL compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Blount County has 3.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Blount County would have about 10, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Blount County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Blount County at 60,156 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,180 households. Median household income in Blount County is $64,190, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.1%, 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. Blount County scores 48 for barbershops (lower middle), #746 of 1,356 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for barbershops · All 56 business types in Blount County

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