Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Georgia
Barbershops in the Macon-Bibb County, GA metro area
How the Macon-Bibb County, GA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #357 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 52
- 6 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $71.9M
- On personal care products and services · $811 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 238,553
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Macon-Bibb County metro area scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #357 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Macon-Bibb County metro area spend about $71.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $811 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 27% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 52 barbershops on map listings in the Macon-Bibb County metro area as of September 2026. 6 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 5.9 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in the Macon-Bibb County metro area, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show the Macon-Bibb County metro area grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Macon-Bibb County metro area 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 | Macon-Bibb County metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $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 | +2.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $811 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $59,526 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 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
- 261Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 526 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The 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 the Macon-Bibb County metro area, 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 the Macon-Bibb County metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 238,553+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 88,590
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,724 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 136
- Median household income
- $59,526+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,411
- Median home value
- $188,300
- Jobs located here
- 96,309
- Daytime population
- 240,689Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Georgia for barbershops, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Macon-Bibb County metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gainesville, GA | 58 | 33 | 4.5 | $2.1M | +11.4% | #128 of 387 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 56 | 114 | 4.9 | $1.8M | +5.3% | #142 of 387 |
| 2Athens-Clarke County, GA | 52 | 28 | 3.3 | $2.6M | +3.9% | #175 of 387 |
| 3Warner Robins, GA | 52 | 44 | 5.9 | $1.5M | +8.2% | #182 of 387 |
| 4Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 45 | 1,643 | 7.1 | $1.4M | +5.9% | #251 of 387 |
| 5Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | 39 | 25 | 5.3 | $1.6M | +4.4% | #287 of 387 |
| 6Savannah, GA | 39 | 110 | 6.8 | $1.3M | +8.1% | #289 of 387 |
| 7Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 39 | 157 | 6.8 | $1.3M | +4.7% | #291 of 387 |
| 8Rome, GA | 34 | 19 | 5.2 | $1.6M | +2.8% | #312 of 387 |
| 9Hinesville, GA | 31 | 20 | 6.6 | $1.2M | +12.6% | #327 of 387 |
| 11Macon-Bibb County, GA | 23 | 52 | 5.9 | $1.4M | +2.1% | #357 of 387 |
Other business types in the Macon-Bibb County metro area
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 spas39
- Hair salons40
- Barbershops23
- Nail salons37
- Spas and skin care35
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Macon-Bibb County, GA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 52 barbershops in the Macon-Bibb County metro area. 6 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Macon-Bibb County metro area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 261 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Macon-Bibb County, GA metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $71.9M a year, or $811 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 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 88,590 households in the Macon-Bibb County metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Macon-Bibb County, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Macon-Bibb County metro area has 5.9 barbershops per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.4M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Macon-Bibb County metro area would have about 38, against 52 on map listings.
How fast is the Macon-Bibb County, GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Macon-Bibb County metro area at 238,553 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 88,590 households. The median household income in the Macon-Bibb County metro area is $59,526 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.3% 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. The Macon-Bibb County metro area scores 23 for barbershops (low), #357 of 387 scored metro areas.
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