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Barbershops in Gadsden County, FL
How Gadsden County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,133 of 1,356 scored counties
#44 of 50 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12.2M
- On personal care products and services · $722 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,298
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Gadsden County is 28 (lower middle), #1,133 of 1,356 scored counties and #44 of 50 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Gadsden County spend about $12.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $722 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 barbershops, that is $1.5M per shop, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 8 barbershops on map listings in Gadsden County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 4.7 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Gadsden County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Gadsden County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Gadsden County compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Gadsden County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 7.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 10,833 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +47.7% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $722 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $48,801 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 27 |
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
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Gadsden 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 Gadsden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,298+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 16,872
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 516 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 85
- Median household income
- $48,801+17.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,879
- Median home value
- $174,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,761
- Daytime population
- 43,252Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Walton County, FL | 88 | 8 | 2.3 | $4.2M | +22.9% | #22 of 1,356 |
| 2Sumter County, FL | 83 | 14 | 2.0 | $4.5M | +21.1% | #44 of 1,356 |
| 3St. Johns County, FL | 80 | 31 | 2.7 | $4.2M | +25.0% | #68 of 1,356 |
| 4Nassau County, FL | 73 | 17 | 4.3 | $2.3M | +17.4% | #171 of 1,356 |
| 5Santa Rosa County, FL | 72 | 30 | 4.1 | $2.4M | +11.7% | #189 of 1,356 |
| 6Flagler County, FL | 63 | 25 | 4.8 | $1.9M | +21.0% | #391 of 1,356 |
| 7Manatee County, FL | 63 | 93 | 5.3 | $1.8M | +16.6% | #395 of 1,356 |
| 8Putnam County, FL | 60 | 8 | 2.6 | $2.9M | +5.9% | #444 of 1,356 |
| 9Volusia County, FL | 59 | 123 | 5.1 | $1.7M | +9.1% | #472 of 1,356 |
| 10Charlotte County, FL | 58 | 43 | 4.7 | $1.8M | +15.5% | #499 of 1,356 |
| 44Gadsden County, FL | 28 | 8 | 4.7 | $1.5M | +2.0% | #1,133 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Gadsden 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 spas58
- Hair salons61
- Barbershops28
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Gadsden County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 barbershops in Gadsden County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Gadsden County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 36 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gadsden County, FL spend on personal care products and services?
About $12.2M a year, or $722 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 16,872 households in Gadsden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gadsden County, FL compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Gadsden County has 4.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Gadsden County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Gadsden County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Gadsden County at 44,298 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,872 households. The median household income in Gadsden County is $48,801 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.9% 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. Gadsden County scores 28 for barbershops (lower middle), #1,133 of 1,356 scored counties.
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