Beauty and personal care · County · Alabama
Barbershops in Houston County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Houston County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,150 of 1,356 scored counties
#28 of 42 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 42
- 6 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $34.7M
- On personal care products and services · $802 a household
- Spending per listing
- $827K
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.7
- 83% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 110,318
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Houston County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #1,150 of 1,356 scored counties and #28 of 42 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 barbershops in Houston County. 6 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 9.7 per 10,000 households, 83% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Houston County comes to about $34.7M a year: $802 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 42 barbershops, that is $827K per shop, 56% below 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.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Houston County in 2023. That is one for every 14,434 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Houston County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Houston 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 | Houston County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.7 | 6.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $827K | $1.4M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,434 | 36,314 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.2% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $802 | $839 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $58,626 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 2
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $277K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 57Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 426 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 Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 110,318+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 43,302
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 580 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 187
- Median household income
- $58,626+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,747
- Median home value
- $183,300
- Jobs located here
- 51,974
- Daytime population
- 116,184Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for barbershops, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Houston County marked.
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 |
| 28Houston County, AL | 28 | 42 | 9.7 | $827K | +2.8% | #1,150 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Houston 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 spas24
- Hair salons32
- Barbershops28
- Nail salons20
- Spas and skin care34
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Houston County, AL?
There are 42 barbershops on map listings in Houston County as of September 2026. 6 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 57 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Houston County, AL spend on personal care products and services?
About $34.7M a year, or $802 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $827K per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,302 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, AL compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Houston County has 9.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 83% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $827K, 56% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Houston County would have about 18, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,434 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Houston County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 110,318 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,302 households. Median household income in Houston County is $58,626, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Houston County scores 28 for barbershops (lower middle), #1,150 of 1,356 scored counties.
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