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Barbershops in Douglas County, GA
The barbershops in Douglas County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #886 of 1,356 scored counties
#32 of 61 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 41
- 3 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $48.2M
- On personal care products and services · $925 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 49% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 154,293
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 barbershops in Douglas County. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 7.9 per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Douglas County spend about $48.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $925 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 41 barbershops, that is $1.2M per shop, 38% 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 Douglas County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 139 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Douglas County grew 6.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Douglas County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #886 of 1,356 scored counties and #32 of 61 scored counties in Georgia.
How Douglas 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 | Douglas County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 6.3 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $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 | +6.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $925 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $82,984 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 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
- 139Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 413 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 154,293+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 52,079
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 200 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 739
- Median household income
- $82,984+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,270
- Median home value
- $296,900
- Jobs located here
- 54,494
- Daytime population
- 134,308Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for barbershops, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Douglas County marked.
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 |
| 32Douglas County, GA | 43 | 41 | 7.9 | $1.2M | +6.6% | #886 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Douglas 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 spas37
- Hair salons41
- Barbershops43
- Nail salons48
- Spas and skin care39
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Douglas County, GA?
There are 41 barbershops on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Douglas County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 139 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Douglas County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $48.2M a year, or $925 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,079 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, GA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Douglas County has 7.9 barbershops per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.2M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Douglas County would have about 26, against 41 on map listings.
How fast is Douglas County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 154,293 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,079 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $82,984, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.0%, 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. Douglas County scores 43 for barbershops (lower middle), #886 of 1,356 scored counties.
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