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Barbershops in Newton County, GA
The barbershops in Newton County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #469 of 1,356 scored counties
#16 of 61 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $36.4M
- On personal care products and services · $884 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 125,583
- +11.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 barbershops in Newton County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $884 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Newton County spend about $36.4M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 18 barbershops, that is $2M per shop, 7% above 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 Newton County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 106 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Newton County grew 11.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Newton County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #469 of 1,356 scored counties and #16 of 61 scored counties in Georgia.
How Newton 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 | Newton County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 6.3 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $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 | +11.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $884 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $77,179 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 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
- 106Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Newton 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 Newton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 125,583+11.2% since 2020
- Households
- 41,203
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 274 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 432
- Median household income
- $77,179+37.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,574
- Median home value
- $265,000
- Jobs located here
- 26,349
- Daytime population
- 91,909Residents 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 Newton 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 |
| 16Newton County, GA | 59 | 18 | 4.4 | $2M | +11.2% | #469 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Newton 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 spas68
- Hair salons76
- Barbershops59
- Nail salons64
- Spas and skin care75
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Newton County, GA?
Newton County has 18 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Newton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 106 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Newton County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $36.4M a year, or $884 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,203 households in Newton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Newton County, GA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Newton County has 4.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Newton County would have about 19, against 18 on map listings.
How fast is Newton County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Newton County at 125,583 people in 2025, up 11.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 41,203 households. Median household income in Newton County is $77,179, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.1%, 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. Newton County scores 59 for barbershops (upper middle), #469 of 1,356 scored counties.
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