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Barbershops in Calhoun County, AL
How Calhoun County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,249 of 1,356 scored counties
#35 of 42 scored counties 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 Groundwork market score for barbershops in Calhoun County is 17 (low), #1,249 of 1,356 scored counties and #35 of 42 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Calhoun County comes to about $34.4M a year: $764 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 35% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Calhoun County has 28 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Calhoun County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Calhoun County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Calhoun 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.
| Measure | Calhoun County | 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 | 17 | 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 Calhoun 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 Calhoun County
- 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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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Clair County, AL | 72 | 10 | 2.8 | $3.1M | +7.1% | #182 of 1,356 |
| 2Shelby County, AL | 65 | 48 | 5.5 | $1.9M | +6.5% | #345 of 1,356 |
| 3Baldwin County, AL | 65 | 56 | 5.7 | $1.6M | +14.8% | #349 of 1,356 |
| 4Lee County, AL | 64 | 24 | 3.5 | $2.4M | +8.6% | #366 of 1,356 |
| 5Limestone County, AL | 63 | 21 | 5.1 | $1.9M | +18.0% | #392 of 1,356 |
| 6Cullman County, AL | 60 | 12 | 3.4 | $2.4M | +6.7% | #451 of 1,356 |
| 7Madison County, AL | 58 | 127 | 7.7 | $1.3M | +11.0% | #506 of 1,356 |
| 8Autauga County, AL | 57 | 10 | 4.4 | $2.1M | +5.1% | #526 of 1,356 |
| 9Walker County, AL | 54 | 5 | 2.0 | $3.9M | 0.0% | #583 of 1,356 |
| 10Chilton County, AL | 52 | 7 | 3.9 | $2.1M | +5.9% | #651 of 1,356 |
| 35Calhoun County, AL | 17 | 28 | 6.2 | $1.2M | −0.3% | #1,249 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Calhoun County
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 spas26
- Hair salons32
- Barbershops17
- Nail salons21
- Spas and skin care38
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Calhoun County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 barbershops in Calhoun County. 4 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Calhoun County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 42 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Calhoun County, AL 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. 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 45,015 households in Calhoun County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Calhoun County, AL compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Calhoun County 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 U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Calhoun County would have about 18, against 28 on map listings.
How fast is Calhoun County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Calhoun County at 115,834 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,015 households. The median household income in Calhoun County is $55,029 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.5% 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. Calhoun County scores 17 for barbershops (low), #1,249 of 1,356 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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