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Barbershops in Gilchrist County, FL
The barbershops in Gilchrist County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 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 · $836 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 20,488
- +14.5% since 2020
See the barbershops around any address in Gilchrist County
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 barbershops in Gilchrist County. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households.
Households in Gilchrist County spend about $6M a year on personal care products and services, or $836 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $3M of household spending for each shop on map listings. 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 Gilchrist County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Gilchrist County from 2020 to 2025 at +14.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 barbershops on map listings, Gilchrist County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Gilchrist 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 | Gilchrist County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 7.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $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 | +14.5% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $836 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $63,523 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20 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 Gilchrist 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 Gilchrist County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,488+14.5% since 2020
- Households
- 7,151
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 350 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $63,523+45.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,884
- Median home value
- $199,900
- Jobs located here
- 3,574
- Daytime population
- 15,082Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Gilchrist County?
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for barbershops, numbered among those based in Florida, with Gilchrist County marked.
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 |
| Gilchrist County, FL | Not scored | 2 | 2.8 | $3M | +14.5% |
Other business types in Gilchrist 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 spas62
- Hair salons59
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care61
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Gilchrist County, FL?
Gilchrist County has 2 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Gilchrist County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Gilchrist County, FL spend on personal care products and services?
About $6M a year, or $836 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,151 households in Gilchrist County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gilchrist County, FL compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Gilchrist County has 2 barbershops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Gilchrist County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Gilchrist County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Gilchrist County at 20,488 people in 2025, up 14.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,151 households. Median household income in Gilchrist County is $63,523, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 45.6%, 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. Gilchrist County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Gilchrist 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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