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Barbershops in Burke County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Burke County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.3M
On personal care products and services · $790 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
28% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,408
−0.9% since 2020

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

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 barbershops in Burke County. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

At $790 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Burke County spend about $7.3M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 28% 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 Burke County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 62 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Burke County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 barbershops on map listings, Burke County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Burke 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 Burke County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureBurke CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.36.35.3
Spending per listing$2.4M$1.5M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a19,21916,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+52.5%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$790$926$1,005
Median household income$53,014$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored34

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
62Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Burke 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 Burke County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,408−0.9% since 2020
Households
9,184
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
827 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$53,014+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,205
Median home value
$151,600
Jobs located here
9,829
Daytime population
24,943Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for barbershops, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Burke 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
Burke County, GANot scored33.3$2.4M−0.9%

Other business types in Burke County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Burke County, GA?

Burke County has 3 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Burke County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 62 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $7.3M a year, or $790 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,184 households in Burke County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Burke County has 3.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Burke County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Burke County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Burke County at 24,408 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,184 households. Median household income in Burke County is $53,014, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. Burke County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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