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Barbershops in Sumter County, AL

How Sumter County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.1M
On personal care products and services · $639 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
11,588
−5.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 barbershops in Sumter County. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households.

At $639 per household (36% below the U.S. average), households in Sumter County spend about $3.1M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 2 barbershops, that is $1.5M per shop. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Sumter County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Sumter County declined 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 barbershops on map listings, Sumter County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Sumter 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.

Barbershops in Sumter County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureSumter CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.16.15.3
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.4M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a36,31416,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.2%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.0%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$639$839$1,005
Median household income$33,310$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored39

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
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Sumter 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 Sumter County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,588−5.0% since 2020
Households
4,823
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
904 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$33,310+37.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$52,781
Median home value
$82,600
Jobs located here
2,933
Daytime population
10,978Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for barbershops, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Sumter County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Clair County, AL72102.8$3.1M+7.1%#182 of 1,356
2Shelby County, AL65485.5$1.9M+6.5%#345 of 1,356
3Baldwin County, AL65565.7$1.6M+14.8%#349 of 1,356
4Lee County, AL64243.5$2.4M+8.6%#366 of 1,356
5Limestone County, AL63215.1$1.9M+18.0%#392 of 1,356
6Cullman County, AL60123.4$2.4M+6.7%#451 of 1,356
7Madison County, AL581277.7$1.3M+11.0%#506 of 1,356
8Autauga County, AL57104.4$2.1M+5.1%#526 of 1,356
9Walker County, AL5452.0$3.9M0.0%#583 of 1,356
10Chilton County, AL5273.9$2.1M+5.9%#651 of 1,356
Sumter County, ALNot scored24.1$1.5M−5.0%

Other business types in Sumter County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many barbershops are in Sumter County, AL?

There are 2 barbershops on map listings in Sumter County as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Sumter County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Sumter County, AL spend on personal care products and services?

About $3.1M a year, or $639 per household. That is 36% below the U.S. average (an index of 64, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,823 households in Sumter County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Sumter County, AL compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Sumter County has 2 barbershops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending.

How fast is Sumter County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Sumter County at 11,588 people in 2025, down 5.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,823 households. Median household income in Sumter County is $33,310, 59% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.0%, 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. Sumter County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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