Beauty and personal care · County · Arkansas
Barbershops in Cross County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Cross County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5M
- On personal care products and services · $764 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,186
- −3.6% since 2020
See the barbershops around any address in Cross County
The site report maps the barbershops on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Cross County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Households in Cross County spend about $5M a year on personal care products and services, or $764 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 barbershops, that is $1.7M per shop, 12% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Cross County has 3 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Cross County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Cross County declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 barbershops on map listings, Cross County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Cross 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.
| Measure | Cross County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 33,500 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +56.5% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $764 | $815 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $50,863 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 40 |
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
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31 chain location
- 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 Cross 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 Cross County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,186−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 6,483
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 616 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $50,863+8.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,643
- Median home value
- $117,500
- Jobs located here
- 4,707
- Daytime population
- 14,440Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Cross County?
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.
Or open the report at the center of Cross County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardBarbershops across Arkansas
Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for barbershops, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Cross County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, AR | 69 | 41 | 4.2 | $2.1M | +9.9% | #270 of 1,356 |
| 2Saline County, AR | 68 | 18 | 3.6 | $2.5M | +7.6% | #281 of 1,356 |
| 3Crawford County, AR | 59 | 7 | 3.0 | $2.7M | +4.1% | #462 of 1,356 |
| 4Greene County, AR | 57 | 5 | 2.8 | $2.8M | +3.4% | #513 of 1,356 |
| 5Benton County, AR | 55 | 57 | 5.1 | $2M | +16.0% | #573 of 1,356 |
| 6Craighead County, AR | 46 | 20 | 4.5 | $1.8M | +4.8% | #809 of 1,356 |
| 7Faulkner County, AR | 45 | 28 | 5.7 | $1.5M | +8.2% | #838 of 1,356 |
| 8White County, AR | 43 | 12 | 4.1 | $1.9M | +4.2% | #881 of 1,356 |
| 9Boone County, AR | 42 | 6 | 3.9 | $2M | +3.3% | #891 of 1,356 |
| 10Pulaski County, AR | 39 | 158 | 9.2 | $923K | +1.3% | #953 of 1,356 |
| Cross County, AR | Not scored | 3 | 4.6 | $1.7M | −3.6% |
Other business types in Cross 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 spas21
- Hair salons7
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care25
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Cross County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 barbershops in Cross County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Cross County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Cross County, AR spend on personal care products and services?
About $5M a year, or $764 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 6,483 households in Cross County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cross County, AR compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Cross County has 4.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending.
How fast is Cross County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Cross County at 16,186 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,483 households. The median household income in Cross County is $50,863 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 8.7% 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. Cross County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Cross 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 Cross County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Cross County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Cross County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.