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Barbershops in Clayton County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Clayton County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,148 of 1,356 scored counties
#49 of 61 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 96
- 1 chain location (1%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $83.5M
- On personal care products and services · $788 a household
- Spending per listing
- $869K
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.1
- 72% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 297,471
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
For barbershops, Clayton County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #1,148 of 1,356 scored counties and #49 of 61 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Clayton County comes to about $83.5M a year: $788 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $869K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 54% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Clayton County has 96 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 9.1 for every 10,000 households, 72% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Clayton County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 21,188 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clayton County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Clayton 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 | Clayton County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.1 | 6.3 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $869K | $1.5M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 21,188 | 19,219 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +52.5% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $788 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $59,806 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $144K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 444Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 961 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The 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 Clayton 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 Clayton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 297,471−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 105,941
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 142 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,110
- Median household income
- $59,806+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,514
- Median home value
- $222,300
- Jobs located here
- 139,154
- Daytime population
- 313,425Residents 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 |
| 49Clayton County, GA | 28 | 96 | 9.1 | $869K | −0.6% | #1,148 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Clayton 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 spas26
- Hair salons30
- Barbershops28
- Nail salons24
- Spas and skin care43
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Clayton County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 96 barbershops in Clayton County. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Another 444 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Clayton County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $83.5M a year, or $788 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 96 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $869K per shop. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,941 households in Clayton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clayton County, GA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Clayton County has 9.1 barbershops per 10,000 households, 72% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $869K, 54% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Clayton County would have about 44, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 21,188 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Clayton County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Clayton County at 297,471 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 105,941 households. The median household income in Clayton County is $59,806 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Clayton County scores 28 for barbershops (lower middle), #1,148 of 1,356 scored counties.
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