Beauty and personal care · County · Georgia
Barbershops in Murray County, GA
How Murray County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #855 of 1,356 scored counties
#30 of 61 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12.5M
- On personal care products and services · $821 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,607
- +4.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 barbershops in Murray County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Murray County spend about $12.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $821 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 5% 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 Murray County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Murray County grew 4.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Murray County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #855 of 1,356 scored counties and #30 of 61 scored counties in Georgia.
How Murray 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 | Murray County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 6.3 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $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 | +4.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $821 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $69,253 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 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
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Murray 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 Murray County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,607+4.0% since 2020
- Households
- 15,246
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 345 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $69,253+44.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,906
- Median home value
- $180,700
- Jobs located here
- 8,224
- Daytime population
- 30,262Residents 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 Murray 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 |
| 30Murray County, GA | 44 | 7 | 4.6 | $1.8M | +4.0% | #855 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Murray 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 spas67
- Hair salons68
- Barbershops44
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Murray County, GA?
Murray County has 7 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Murray County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Murray County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $12.5M a year, or $821 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,246 households in Murray County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Murray County, GA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Murray County has 4.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending.
How fast is Murray County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Murray County at 41,607 people in 2025, up 4.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,246 households. Median household income in Murray County is $69,253, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 44.2%, 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. Murray County scores 44 for barbershops (lower middle), #855 of 1,356 scored counties.
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