Groundwork

Beauty and personal care · County · Georgia

Barbershops in Bulloch County, GA

How Bulloch County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #948 of 1,356 scored counties
#39 of 61 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
18
2 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$24.6M
On personal care products and services · $796 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.8
9% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
86,949
+8.8% since 2020

See the barbershops around any address in Bulloch County

The site report maps the barbershops on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Bulloch County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 barbershops in Bulloch County. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 9% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Bulloch County comes to about $24.6M a year: $796 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per shop, 28% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Bulloch County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 35 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bulloch County grew 8.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bulloch County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #948 of 1,356 scored counties and #39 of 61 scored counties in Georgia.

How Bulloch 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.

Barbershops in Bulloch County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureBulloch CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.86.35.3
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.5M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a19,21916,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+52.5%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$796$926$1,005
Median household income$58,810$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3934

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
35Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
182 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Bulloch 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 Bulloch County

Population, 2025 estimate
86,949+8.8% since 2020
Households
30,856
Median age
34.5
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
676 sq. mi.
People per square mile
122
Median household income
$58,810+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,460
Median home value
$222,500
Jobs located here
27,528
Daytime population
78,673Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Bulloch County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the barbershops on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Bulloch County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Barbershops across Georgia

Every Georgia market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for barbershops, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Bulloch County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cherokee County, GA89313.1$3.5M+11.6%#20 of 1,356
2Forsyth County, GA86313.5$3.6M+11.8%#31 of 1,356
3Jackson County, GA8493.2$3.1M+29.3%#41 of 1,356
4Bartow County, GA76133.2$2.9M+10.5%#125 of 1,356
5Dawson County, GA7654.3$2.3M+30.7%#128 of 1,356
6Effingham County, GA69114.5$2.1M+14.1%#267 of 1,356
7Walton County, GA66164.5$2.1M+16.0%#319 of 1,356
8Monroe County, GA6654.7$2M+14.1%#320 of 1,356
9Coweta County, GA65274.8$2.1M+9.2%#342 of 1,356
10Pickens County, GA6564.5$2.1M+11.4%#343 of 1,356
39Bulloch County, GA39185.8$1.4M+8.8%#948 of 1,356

Other business types in Bulloch County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many barbershops are in Bulloch County, GA?

There are 18 barbershops on map listings in Bulloch County as of September 2026. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Bulloch County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 35 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Bulloch County, GA spend on personal care products and services?

About $24.6M a year, or $796 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,856 households in Bulloch County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bulloch County, GA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Bulloch County has 5.8 barbershops per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.4M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Bulloch County would have about 13, against 18 on map listings.

How fast is Bulloch County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Bulloch County at 86,949 people in 2025, up 8.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,856 households. Median household income in Bulloch County is $58,810, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Bulloch County scores 39 for barbershops (lower middle), #948 of 1,356 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Bulloch 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.

How the score works · Top markets for barbershops · All 56 business types in Bulloch County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Bulloch County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Bulloch County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.