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Barbershops in Jefferson County, AL
How Jefferson 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,039 of 1,356 scored counties
#21 of 42 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 213
- 8 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $235.7M
- On personal care products and services · $873 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 49% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 665,742
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Jefferson County is 34 (lower middle), #1,039 of 1,356 scored counties and #21 of 42 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Jefferson County comes to about $235.7M a year: $873 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 213 barbershops, that is $1.1M per shop, 41% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Jefferson County has 213 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.9, 49% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Jefferson County classed as barber shops. That is one for every 20,760 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $128K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Jefferson County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 6.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.4M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 20,760 | 36,314 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.2% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $873 | $839 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $66,388 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 461Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2138 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 125The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $128K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 665,742−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 269,883
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,112 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 601
- Median household income
- $66,388+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,697
- Median home value
- $240,000
- Jobs located here
- 395,444
- Daytime population
- 777,965Residents 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 |
| 21Jefferson County, AL | 34 | 213 | 7.9 | $1.1M | −1.3% | #1,039 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 spas23
- Hair salons26
- Barbershops34
- Nail salons33
- Spas and skin care36
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Jefferson County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 213 barbershops in Jefferson County. 8 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 461 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jefferson County, AL spend on personal care products and services?
About $235.7M a year, or $873 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 213 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 269,883 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, AL compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Jefferson County has 7.9 barbershops per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.1M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 125, against 213 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 20,760 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 665,742 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 269,883 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $66,388 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Jefferson County scores 34 for barbershops (lower middle), #1,039 of 1,356 scored counties.
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