Beauty and personal care · County · Arkansas
Barbershops in Union County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Union County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 5 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,336 of 1,356 scored counties
#21 of 24 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 14
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.6M
- On personal care products and services · $771 a household
- Spending per listing
- $826K
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.3
- 75% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,926
- −5.2% since 2020
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What this means
For barbershops, Union County has a Groundwork market score of 5 (very low): #1,336 of 1,356 scored counties and #21 of 24 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 barbershops in Union County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 9.3 for every 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Union County spend about $11.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $771 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $826K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 56% 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 Union County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Union County declined 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Union 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 | Union County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $826K | $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 | −5.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $771 | $815 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $55,259 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 5 | 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
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 140 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Union 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 Union County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,926−5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 15,002
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,039 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $55,259+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,348
- Median home value
- $120,900
- Jobs located here
- 17,166
- Daytime population
- 38,875Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for barbershops, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Union 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 |
| 21Union County, AR | 5 | 14 | 9.3 | $826K | −5.2% | #1,336 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Union 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 spas27
- Hair salons24
- Barbershops5
- Nail salons8
- Spas and skin care35
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Union County, AR?
Union County has 14 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Union County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Union County, AR spend on personal care products and services?
About $11.6M a year, or $771 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $826K per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,002 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, AR compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Union County has 9.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $826K, 56% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Union County would have about 6, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is Union County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 36,926 people in 2025, down 5.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,002 households. Median household income in Union County is $55,259, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.7%, 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. Union County scores 5 for barbershops (very low), #1,336 of 1,356 scored counties.
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