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Barbershops in Grant County, AR

How Grant County, AR 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 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6M
On personal care products and services · $854 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.3
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,756
+4.1% 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

Households in Grant County spend about $6M a year on personal care products and services, or $854 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 5% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 3 barbershops on map listings in Grant County as of September 2026. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Grant County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Grant County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 barbershops on map listings, Grant County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Grant 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 Grant County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureGrant CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.35.25.3
Spending per listing$2M$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+4.1%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$854$815$1,005
Median household income$71,549$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
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 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 Grant 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 Grant County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,756+4.1% since 2020
Households
6,978
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
632 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$71,549+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,620
Median home value
$161,700
Jobs located here
4,120
Daytime population
14,646Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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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 Grant 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
Grant County, ARNot scored34.3$2M+4.1%

Other business types in Grant County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Grant County, AR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 barbershops in Grant County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Grant County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $6M a year, or $854 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 6,978 households in Grant County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Grant County has 4.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2M, 5% above 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 Grant County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Grant County at 18,756 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,978 households. The median household income in Grant County is $71,549 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Grant 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 Grant 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.

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