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Barbershops in Marion County, FL
The barbershops in Marion County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #609 of 1,356 scored counties
#13 of 50 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 107
- 6 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $131.9M
- On personal care products and services · $800 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 442,660
- +17.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 107 barbershops in Marion County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 6%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.5 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Marion County spend about $131.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $800 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per shop, 35% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Marion County classed as barber shops. That is one for every 54,960 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 210 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Marion County grew 17.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Marion County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #609 of 1,356 scored counties and #13 of 50 scored counties in Florida.
How Marion 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 | Marion County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 7.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 54,960 | 10,833 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +47.7% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.3% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $800 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $61,010 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $97K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 210Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1076 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 70The 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 Marion 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 Marion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 442,660+17.3% since 2020
- Households
- 164,881
- Median age
- 46.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,588 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 252
- Median household income
- $61,010+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,982
- Median home value
- $243,100
- Jobs located here
- 117,529
- Daytime population
- 371,865Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for barbershops, numbered among those based in Florida, with Marion 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 |
| 13Marion County, FL | 54 | 107 | 6.5 | $1.2M | +17.3% | #609 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Marion 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 spas39
- Hair salons46
- Barbershops54
- Nail salons57
- Spas and skin care44
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Marion County, FL?
There are 107 barbershops on map listings in Marion County as of September 2026. 6 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Another 210 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Marion County, FL spend on personal care products and services?
About $131.9M a year, or $800 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 107 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 164,881 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marion County, FL compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Marion County has 6.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.2M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Marion County would have about 70, against 107 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 54,960 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Marion County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Marion County at 442,660 people in 2025, up 17.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 164,881 households. Median household income in Marion County is $61,010, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.5%, 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. Marion County scores 54 for barbershops (upper middle), #609 of 1,356 scored counties.
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