Beauty and personal care · County · Alabama
Barbershops in Chambers County, AL
How Chambers 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 7 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,329 of 1,356 scored counties
#41 of 42 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $9.8M
- On personal care products and services · $732 a household
- Spending per listing
- $756K
- 60% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.7
- 83% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,253
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Chambers County is 7 (very low), #1,329 of 1,356 scored counties and #41 of 42 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Chambers County comes to about $9.8M a year: $732 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That is about $756K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 60% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 13 barbershops on map listings in Chambers County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.7, 83% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Chambers County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chambers County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Chambers 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 | Chambers County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.7 | 6.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $756K | $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 | −0.9% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $732 | $839 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $49,656 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 7 | 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
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Chambers 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 Chambers County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,253−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 13,434
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 597 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $49,656+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,288
- Median home value
- $135,800
- Jobs located here
- 8,841
- Daytime population
- 28,412Residents 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 |
| 41Chambers County, AL | 7 | 13 | 9.7 | $756K | −0.9% | #1,329 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Chambers 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 spas40
- Hair salons24
- Barbershops7
- Nail salons35
- Spas and skin care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Chambers County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 barbershops in Chambers County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Chambers County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chambers County, AL spend on personal care products and services?
About $9.8M a year, or $732 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $756K 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 13,434 households in Chambers County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chambers County, AL compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Chambers County has 9.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 83% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $756K, 60% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Chambers County would have about 5, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Chambers County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Chambers County at 34,253 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,434 households. The median household income in Chambers County is $49,656 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. Chambers County scores 7 for barbershops (very low), #1,329 of 1,356 scored counties.
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