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Barbershops in Butler County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Butler County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.4M
On personal care products and services · $710 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,100
−4.8% 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

Households in Butler County spend about $5.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $710 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 barbershops, that is $1.8M per shop, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 3 barbershops on map listings in Butler County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.9, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Butler County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Butler County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 barbershops on map listings, Butler County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Butler 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 Butler County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureButler CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.96.15.3
Spending per listing$1.8M$1.4M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a36,31416,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.2%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.8%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$710$839$1,005
Median household income$44,755$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored39

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
11Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Butler 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 Butler County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,100−4.8% since 2020
Households
7,597
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
777 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$44,755+10.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,109
Median home value
$99,800
Jobs located here
6,659
Daytime population
17,147Residents 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 Butler 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
Butler County, ALNot scored33.9$1.8M−4.8%

Other business types in Butler County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Butler County, AL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 barbershops in Butler County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Butler County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $5.4M a year, or $710 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 7,597 households in Butler County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Butler County has 3.9 barbershops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending.

How fast is Butler County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Butler County at 18,100 people in 2025, down 4.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,597 households. The median household income in Butler County is $44,755 a year, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Butler County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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