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Barbershops in Bartow County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Bartow County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #125 of 1,356 scored counties
#4 of 61 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $37.6M
- On personal care products and services · $921 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 53% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 120,800
- +10.5% since 2020
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What this means
For barbershops, Bartow County has a Groundwork market score of 76 (high): #125 of 1,356 scored counties and #4 of 61 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for barbershops.
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 barbershops in Bartow County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $921 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Bartow County spend about $37.6M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 13 barbershops, that is $2.9M per shop, 53% above 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 Bartow County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bartow County grew 10.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Bartow County compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Bartow County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 6.3 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $1.5M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 19,219 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +52.5% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $921 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $82,243 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 34 |
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
- 50Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Bartow 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 Bartow County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 120,800+10.5% since 2020
- Households
- 40,819
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 459 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 246
- Median household income
- $82,243+43.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,843
- Median home value
- $289,000
- Jobs located here
- 44,974
- Daytime population
- 102,506Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cherokee County, GA | 89 | 31 | 3.1 | $3.5M | +11.6% | #20 of 1,356 |
| 2Forsyth County, GA | 86 | 31 | 3.5 | $3.6M | +11.8% | #31 of 1,356 |
| 3Jackson County, GA | 84 | 9 | 3.2 | $3.1M | +29.3% | #41 of 1,356 |
| 4Bartow County, GA | 76 | 13 | 3.2 | $2.9M | +10.5% | #125 of 1,356 |
| 5Dawson County, GA | 76 | 5 | 4.3 | $2.3M | +30.7% | #128 of 1,356 |
| 6Effingham County, GA | 69 | 11 | 4.5 | $2.1M | +14.1% | #267 of 1,356 |
| 7Walton County, GA | 66 | 16 | 4.5 | $2.1M | +16.0% | #319 of 1,356 |
| 8Monroe County, GA | 66 | 5 | 4.7 | $2M | +14.1% | #320 of 1,356 |
| 9Coweta County, GA | 65 | 27 | 4.8 | $2.1M | +9.2% | #342 of 1,356 |
| 10Pickens County, GA | 65 | 6 | 4.5 | $2.1M | +11.4% | #343 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Bartow 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 spas47
- Hair salons53
- Barbershops76
- Nail salons53
- 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 Bartow County, GA?
Bartow County has 13 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Bartow County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 50 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bartow County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $37.6M a year, or $921 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,819 households in Bartow County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bartow County, GA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Bartow County has 3.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 53% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Bartow County would have about 20, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Bartow County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Bartow County at 120,800 people in 2025, up 10.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,819 households. Median household income in Bartow County is $82,243, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.2%, 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. Bartow County scores 76 for barbershops (high), #125 of 1,356 scored counties.
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