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Barbershops in Arkansas County, AR

The barbershops in Arkansas County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5M
On personal care products and services · $746 a household
Spending per listing
$5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
15,836
−7.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 barbershop in Arkansas County. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households.

Households in Arkansas County spend about $5M a year on personal care products and services, or $746 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $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 Arkansas County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Arkansas County from 2020 to 2025 at −7.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 barbershop on map listings, Arkansas County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Arkansas County compares

The same measures for Arkansas 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 Arkansas County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureArkansas CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.55.25.3
Spending per listing$5M$1.6M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a33,50016,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+56.5%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−7.4%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$746$815$1,005
Median household income$53,164$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

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
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,836−7.4% since 2020
Households
6,705
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
992 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$53,164+13.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,504
Median home value
$138,100
Jobs located here
8,856
Daytime population
18,148Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the barbershops on map listings by name and distance.

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Barbershops across Arkansas

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

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, AR69414.2$2.1M+9.9%#270 of 1,356
2Saline County, AR68183.6$2.5M+7.6%#281 of 1,356
3Crawford County, AR5973.0$2.7M+4.1%#462 of 1,356
4Greene County, AR5752.8$2.8M+3.4%#513 of 1,356
5Benton County, AR55575.1$2M+16.0%#573 of 1,356
6Craighead County, AR46204.5$1.8M+4.8%#809 of 1,356
7Faulkner County, AR45285.7$1.5M+8.2%#838 of 1,356
8White County, AR43124.1$1.9M+4.2%#881 of 1,356
9Boone County, AR4263.9$2M+3.3%#891 of 1,356
10Pulaski County, AR391589.2$923K+1.3%#953 of 1,356
Arkansas County, ARNot scored11.5$5M−7.4%

Other business types in Arkansas County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Arkansas County, AR?

Arkansas County has 1 barbershop on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Arkansas County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Arkansas County, AR spend on personal care products and services?

About $5M a year, or $746 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 barbershop on map listings, it comes to $5M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,705 households in Arkansas County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Arkansas County, AR compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Arkansas County has 1 barbershop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Arkansas County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Arkansas County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Arkansas County at 15,836 people in 2025, down 7.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,705 households. Median household income in Arkansas County is $53,164, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.9%, 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. Arkansas County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Arkansas County. It maps the barbershops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for barbershops · All 56 business types in Arkansas County

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