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Barbershops in Jefferson County, AR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 2 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #1,355 of 1,356 scored counties
#24 of 24 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
28
2 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$17.6M
On personal care products and services · $733 a household
Spending per listing
$629K
67% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.7
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
62,987
−5.7% 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

The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Jefferson County is 2 (very low), #1,355 of 1,356 scored counties and #24 of 24 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 barbershops in Jefferson County. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 11.7 per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 5.3.

At $733 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $17.6M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 28 barbershops, that is $629K per shop, 67% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. 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 Jefferson County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Jefferson County declined 5.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.75.25.3
Spending per listing$629K$1.6M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a33,50016,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+56.5%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.7%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$733$815$1,005
Median household income$51,096$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score240

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
63Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
282 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Population, 2025 estimate
62,987−5.7% since 2020
Households
24,017
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
872 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$51,096+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,100
Median home value
$113,400
Jobs located here
24,809
Daytime population
63,761Residents 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 Jefferson 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
24Jefferson County, AR22811.7$629K−5.7%#1,355 of 1,356

Other business types in Jefferson County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Jefferson County, AR?

There are 28 barbershops on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Jefferson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 63 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $17.6M a year, or $733 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $629K per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,017 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jefferson County has 11.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $629K, 67% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 9, against 28 on map listings.

How fast is Jefferson County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 62,987 people in 2025, down 5.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,017 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $51,096, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.5%, 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. Jefferson County scores 2 for barbershops (very low), #1,355 of 1,356 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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