Beauty and personal care · County · Alabama
Barbershops in Walker County, AL
The barbershops in Walker County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #583 of 1,356 scored counties
#9 of 42 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $19.3M
- On personal care products and services · $759 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 62% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,140
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Walker County comes to about $19.3M a year: $759 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.9M per shop, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 5 barbershops on map listings in Walker County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Walker County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Walker County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. Walker County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #583 of 1,356 scored counties and #9 of 42 scored counties in Alabama.
How Walker 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 | Walker County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 6.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $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 | 0.0% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $759 | $839 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $56,509 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 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
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Walker 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 Walker County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,1400.0% since 2020
- Households
- 25,388
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 791 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 82
- Median household income
- $56,509+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,976
- Median home value
- $135,900
- Jobs located here
- 18,440
- Daytime population
- 55,921Residents 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 |
Other business types in Walker 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 spas36
- Hair salons37
- Barbershops54
- Nail salons45
- Spas and skin care38
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Walker County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 barbershops in Walker County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Walker County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Walker County, AL spend on personal care products and services?
About $19.3M a year, or $759 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 25,388 households in Walker County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Walker County, AL compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Walker County has 2.0 barbershops per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.9M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Walker County would have about 10, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Walker County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Walker County at 65,140 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,388 households. The median household income in Walker County is $56,509 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.5% 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. Walker County scores 54 for barbershops (upper middle), #583 of 1,356 scored counties.
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