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Barbershops in Walton County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Walton County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 88 out of 100: High
Ranked #22 of 1,356 scored counties
#1 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
- $33.4M
- On personal care products and services · $971 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 93,288
- +22.9% since 2020
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What this means
Walton County scores 88 (high) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #22 of 1,356 scored counties and #1 of 50 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for barbershops.
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 barbershops in Walton County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Walton County comes to about $33.4M a year: $971 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 barbershops, that is $4.2M per shop, 2.2 times 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 Walton County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Walton County grew 22.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Walton 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 | Walton County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 7.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $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 | +22.9% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $971 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $81,986 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 88 | 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
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Walton 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 Walton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 93,288+22.9% since 2020
- Households
- 34,362
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,038 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $81,986+41.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $130,042
- Median home value
- $425,100
- Jobs located here
- 34,667
- Daytime population
- 84,665Residents 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 |
Other business types in Walton 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 spas43
- Hair salons50
- Barbershops88
- Nail salons49
- Spas and skin care40
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Walton County, FL?
Walton County has 8 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Walton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Walton County, FL spend on personal care products and services?
About $33.4M a year, or $971 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $4.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,362 households in Walton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Walton County, FL compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Walton County has 2.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $4.2M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Walton County would have about 18, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Walton County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Walton County at 93,288 people in 2025, up 22.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,362 households. Median household income in Walton County is $81,986, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.1%, 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. Walton County scores 88 for barbershops (high), #22 of 1,356 scored counties.
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