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Barbershops in Madison County, AL
The barbershops in Madison County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #506 of 1,356 scored counties
#7 of 42 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 127
- 11 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $160.5M
- On personal care products and services · $973 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 45% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 433,516
- +11.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 127 barbershops in Madison County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 9%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.7, 45% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Madison County spend about $160.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $973 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 127 barbershops, that is $1.3M per shop, 33% 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 7 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Madison County in 2023. That is one for every 23,576 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 177 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $151K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Madison County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Madison County grew 11.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Madison County is 58 (upper middle), #506 of 1,356 scored counties and #7 of 42 scored counties in Alabama.
How Madison 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 | Madison County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 6.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 23,576 | 36,314 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.2% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $973 | $839 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $86,499 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 69
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 177Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12711 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 85The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $151K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Madison 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 Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 433,516+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 165,031
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 802 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 506
- Median household income
- $86,499+32.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,432
- Median home value
- $299,200
- Jobs located here
- 217,020
- Daytime population
- 448,110Residents 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 Madison 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 |
Other business types in Madison 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 spas45
- Hair salons49
- Barbershops58
- Nail salons59
- Spas and skin care52
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Madison County, AL?
Madison County has 127 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Another 177 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Madison County, AL spend on personal care products and services?
About $160.5M a year, or $973 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 127 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 165,031 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, AL compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Madison County has 7.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.3M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Madison County would have about 85, against 127 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 23,576 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Madison County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 433,516 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 165,031 households. Median household income in Madison County is $86,499, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.2%, 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. Madison County scores 58 for barbershops (upper middle), #506 of 1,356 scored counties.
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