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Barbershops in Houston County, GA
The barbershops in Houston County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #581 of 1,356 scored counties
#19 of 61 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 41
- 8 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $58.1M
- On personal care products and services · $910 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,214
- +8.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $910 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Houston County spend about $58.1M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Houston County has 41 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 20%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.4, 21% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Houston County classed as barber shops. That is one for every 21,284 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 132 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Houston County grew 8.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Houston County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #581 of 1,356 scored counties and #19 of 61 scored counties in Georgia.
How Houston 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 | Houston County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.5M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 21,284 | 19,219 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +52.5% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $910 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $80,698 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $220K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 132Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 418 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The 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 Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,214+8.5% since 2020
- Households
- 63,851
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 376 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 451
- Median household income
- $80,698+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,172
- Median home value
- $219,800
- Jobs located here
- 49,763
- Daytime population
- 157,925Residents 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 Houston 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 |
| 19Houston County, GA | 55 | 41 | 6.4 | $1.4M | +8.5% | #581 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Houston 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 spas40
- Hair salons45
- Barbershops55
- Nail salons40
- Spas and skin care54
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Houston County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 barbershops in Houston County. 8 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 132 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Houston County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $58.1M a year, or $910 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 63,851 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, GA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Houston County has 6.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.4M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Houston County would have about 31, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 21,284 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Houston County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 178,214 people in 2025, up 8.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,851 households. The median household income in Houston County is $80,698 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Houston County scores 55 for barbershops (upper middle), #581 of 1,356 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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