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Barbershops in Rabun County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Rabun County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.5M
- On personal care products and services · $858 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,764
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Rabun County comes to about $6.5M a year: $858 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per shop, 16% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 3 barbershops on map listings in Rabun County as of September 2026. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Rabun County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Rabun County grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 barbershops on map listings, Rabun County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Rabun 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 | Rabun County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 6.3 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $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 | +5.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $858 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $67,493 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Rabun 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 Rabun County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,764+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 7,615
- Median age
- 48.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 370 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $67,493+58.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,747
- Median home value
- $295,200
- Jobs located here
- 5,486
- Daytime population
- 15,729Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Rabun County, GA | Not scored | 3 | 3.9 | $2.2M | +5.0% |
Other business types in Rabun 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 spas44
- Hair salons45
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care34
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Rabun County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 barbershops in Rabun County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Rabun County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rabun County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $6.5M a year, or $858 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 7,615 households in Rabun County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rabun County, GA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Rabun County has 3.9 barbershops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.2M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Rabun County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Rabun County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Rabun County at 17,764 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,615 households. The median household income in Rabun County is $67,493 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 58.8% 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. Rabun County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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