Market rankings · Tennessee
Barbershops in Tennessee
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Tennessee, ranked by the Groundwork market score for barbershops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,468
- 179 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 115
- +47.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.5B
- On personal care products and services
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 2% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #32 of 51
- Market score 44 · Lower middle
A site report maps the barbershops on map listings around any address in Tennessee by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Tennessee has 1,468 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 179 are chain locations, or 12%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 5.2 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Tennessee spend about $2.5B a year on personal care products and services, or $874 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per shop, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
In 2023, official counts showed 115 businesses with payroll in Tennessee classed as barber shops, up 47.4% from 2019. That is one for every 24,559 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 28.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Tennessee.
Among the 50 states and DC, Tennessee ranks #32 for barbershops, with a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle). Of the 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Tennessee, the Chattanooga metro area scores highest (56). Of the 11 scored small-town markets in or partly in Tennessee, the Lewisburg area scores highest (71).
Every market in Tennessee for barbershops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Tennessee, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chattanooga, TN-GA | 56 | 114 | 4.9 | $1.8M | +5.3% | #142 of 387 |
| 2Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 50 | 40 | 3.1 | $2.6M | +2.3% | #190 of 387 |
| 3Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 50 | 472 | 5.7 | $1.7M | +8.7% | #194 of 387 |
| 4Knoxville, TN | 49 | 178 | 4.7 | $1.9M | +6.9% | #198 of 387 |
| 5Cleveland, TN | 46 | 22 | 4.4 | $1.9M | +6.1% | #234 of 387 |
| 6Clarksville, TN-KY | 45 | 106 | 8.5 | $994K | +8.5% | #253 of 387 |
| 7Johnson City, TN | 41 | 39 | 4.4 | $1.8M | +4.3% | #270 of 387 |
| 8Morristown, TN | 41 | 23 | 4.8 | $1.7M | +7.9% | #271 of 387 |
| 9Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 37 | 326 | 6.2 | $1.4M | −0.3% | #301 of 387 |
| 10Jackson, TN | 23 | 41 | 5.7 | $1.4M | +2.2% | #356 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lewisburg, TN | 71 | 5 | 3.7 | $2.4M | +10.5% | #63 of 377 |
| 2McMinnville, TN | 61 | 5 | 3.1 | $2.5M | +6.5% | #119 of 377 |
| 3Shelbyville, TN | 61 | 8 | 4.1 | $2M | +9.7% | #121 of 377 |
| 4Winchester, TN | 58 | 7 | 4.0 | $2M | +6.4% | #145 of 377 |
| 5Athens, TN | 56 | 11 | 4.2 | $1.9M | +8.2% | #157 of 377 |
| 6Crossville, TN | 52 | 12 | 4.3 | $1.8M | +8.0% | #187 of 377 |
| 7Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 46 | 13 | 5.0 | $1.6M | +7.3% | #224 of 377 |
| 8Newport, TN | 44 | 6 | 3.9 | $1.8M | +5.1% | #229 of 377 |
| 9Sevierville, TN | 43 | 20 | 5.0 | $1.7M | +2.5% | #236 of 377 |
| 10Cookeville, TN | 43 | 30 | 5.1 | $1.5M | +7.6% | #237 of 377 |
| 11Greeneville, TN | 37 | 16 | 5.6 | $1.4M | +5.0% | #276 of 377 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | Not scored | 2 | 1.2 | $6.5M | +6.2% | |
| Dyersburg, TN | Not scored | 3 | 2.0 | $3.9M | −1.1% | |
| Fayetteville, TN | Not scored | 3 | 2.0 | $4.1M | +4.3% | |
| Martin, TN | Not scored | 3 | 2.2 | $3.3M | +1.1% | |
| Paris, TN | Not scored | 4 | 3.0 | $2.5M | +2.3% | |
| Union City, TN | Not scored | 4 | 3.2 | $2.3M | −2.3% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Roane County, TN | 75 | 5 | 2.2 | $3.9M | +7.0% | #133 of 1,356 |
| 2Blount County, TN | 74 | 16 | 2.9 | $3.2M | +6.0% | #149 of 1,356 |
| 3Loudon County, TN | 74 | 9 | 3.7 | $2.5M | +15.6% | #157 of 1,356 |
| 4Robertson County, TN | 72 | 10 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +9.9% | #186 of 1,356 |
| 5Wilson County, TN | 70 | 30 | 5.1 | $2M | +17.8% | #246 of 1,356 |
| 6Williamson County, TN | 67 | 38 | 4.1 | $3M | +9.0% | #286 of 1,356 |
| 7Sumner County, TN | 66 | 35 | 4.5 | $2.2M | +9.2% | #315 of 1,356 |
| 8Marshall County, TN | 65 | 5 | 3.7 | $2.4M | +10.5% | #337 of 1,356 |
| 9Tipton County, TN | 64 | 6 | 2.6 | $3.3M | +2.0% | #354 of 1,356 |
| 10Rutherford County, TN | 60 | 83 | 6.4 | $1.5M | +12.6% | #457 of 1,356 |
| 11Dickson County, TN | 58 | 10 | 4.6 | $1.9M | +7.7% | #496 of 1,356 |
| 12Maury County, TN | 57 | 21 | 5.0 | $1.8M | +16.0% | #531 of 1,356 |
| 13Sullivan County, TN | 56 | 22 | 3.2 | $2.5M | +3.5% | #538 of 1,356 |
| 14Warren County, TN | 56 | 5 | 3.1 | $2.5M | +6.5% | #541 of 1,356 |
| 15Bedford County, TN | 56 | 8 | 4.1 | $2M | +9.7% | #548 of 1,356 |
| 16Hamilton County, TN | 54 | 92 | 6.0 | $1.5M | +6.2% | #606 of 1,356 |
| 17Monroe County, TN | 52 | 7 | 3.6 | $2.1M | +7.2% | #646 of 1,356 |
| 18Bradley County, TN | 52 | 17 | 4.0 | $2.1M | +6.1% | #650 of 1,356 |
| 19Franklin County, TN | 52 | 7 | 4.0 | $2M | +6.4% | #653 of 1,356 |
| 20Giles County, TN | 48 | 5 | 4.1 | $2M | +3.6% | #749 of 1,356 |
| 21Cumberland County, TN | 48 | 12 | 4.3 | $1.8M | +8.0% | #751 of 1,356 |
| 22Rhea County, TN | 47 | 5 | 3.7 | $2.1M | +4.6% | #775 of 1,356 |
| 23Hawkins County, TN | 47 | 9 | 3.8 | $2M | +5.0% | #777 of 1,356 |
| 24McMinn County, TN | 47 | 10 | 4.7 | $1.7M | +7.6% | #784 of 1,356 |
| 25Washington County, TN | 44 | 28 | 4.9 | $1.7M | +6.0% | #858 of 1,356 |
Show all 95 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Anderson County, TN | 44 | 18 | 5.5 | $1.6M | +6.1% | #861 of 1,356 |
| 27Claiborne County, TN | 43 | 5 | 3.6 | $2M | +3.6% | #880 of 1,356 |
| 28Davidson County, TN | 43 | 233 | 7.2 | $1.3M | +4.2% | #884 of 1,356 |
| 29Cocke County, TN | 42 | 6 | 3.9 | $1.8M | +5.1% | #894 of 1,356 |
| 30Knox County, TN | 42 | 118 | 5.9 | $1.5M | +6.5% | #898 of 1,356 |
| 31Coffee County, TN | 40 | 12 | 5.2 | $1.5M | +7.4% | #932 of 1,356 |
| 32Montgomery County, TN | 40 | 75 | 8.5 | $1M | +13.0% | #937 of 1,356 |
| 33Sevier County, TN | 38 | 20 | 5.0 | $1.7M | +2.5% | #962 of 1,356 |
| 34Shelby County, TN | 37 | 254 | 7.0 | $1.2M | −2.1% | #982 of 1,356 |
| 35Carter County, TN | 36 | 9 | 3.7 | $2M | +1.7% | #994 of 1,356 |
| 36Putnam County, TN | 35 | 23 | 6.8 | $1.2M | +8.1% | #1,025 of 1,356 |
| 37Polk County, TN | 34 | 5 | 6.7 | $1.2M | +5.9% | #1,038 of 1,356 |
| 38Greene County, TN | 33 | 16 | 5.6 | $1.4M | +5.0% | #1,054 of 1,356 |
| 39Campbell County, TN | 31 | 8 | 4.7 | $1.6M | +2.5% | #1,082 of 1,356 |
| 40Hamblen County, TN | 28 | 21 | 8.0 | $968K | +6.7% | #1,146 of 1,356 |
| 41Stewart County, TN | 27 | 5 | 9.4 | $858K | +5.3% | #1,156 of 1,356 |
| 42Madison County, TN | 21 | 34 | 8.5 | $944K | +2.0% | #1,218 of 1,356 |
| 43Haywood County, TN | 7 | 5 | 7.0 | $1.1M | −4.4% | #1,323 of 1,356 |
| Jefferson County, TN | Not scored | 2 | 0.9 | $9.1M | +9.3% | |
| Gibson County, TN | Not scored | 3 | 1.5 | $5.4M | +2.7% | |
| Lawrence County, TN | Not scored | 2 | 1.2 | $6.5M | +6.2% | |
| Fayette County, TN | Not scored | 3 | 1.7 | $5.4M | +7.7% | |
| Cheatham County, TN | Not scored | 3 | 1.8 | $5.1M | +4.1% | |
| Dyer County, TN | Not scored | 3 | 2.0 | $3.9M | −1.1% | |
| Lincoln County, TN | Not scored | 3 | 2.0 | $4.1M | +4.3% | |
| Weakley County, TN | Not scored | 3 | 2.2 | $3.3M | +1.1% | |
| Henry County, TN | Not scored | 4 | 3.0 | $2.5M | +2.3% | |
| Obion County, TN | Not scored | 4 | 3.2 | $2.3M | −2.3% | |
| Marion County, TN | Not scored | 4 | 3.4 | $2.4M | +3.2% | |
| Carroll County, TN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.7% | |
| White County, TN | Not scored | 3 | 2.7 | $2.8M | +7.9% | |
| Henderson County, TN | Not scored | 4 | 3.7 | $2.1M | +2.5% | |
| Hardin County, TN | Not scored | 3 | 2.7 | $2.7M | +3.8% | |
| Macon County, TN | Not scored | 3 | 3.2 | $2.5M | +9.5% | |
| McNairy County, TN | Not scored | 2 | 2.0 | $3.7M | +1.4% | |
| Hickman County, TN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.0% | |
| Hardeman County, TN | Not scored | 2 | 2.2 | $3.2M | −0.6% | |
| Lauderdale County, TN | Not scored | 2 | 2.1 | $3.4M | −2.0% | |
| Grainger County, TN | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | $7.2M | +9.2% | |
| Overton County, TN | Not scored | 4 | 4.4 | $1.7M | +5.3% | |
| Scott County, TN | Not scored | 2 | 2.3 | $3M | +3.6% | |
| Morgan County, TN | Not scored | 2 | 2.8 | $2.9M | +5.3% | |
| DeKalb County, TN | Not scored | 4 | 4.6 | $1.6M | +8.4% | |
| Union County, TN | Not scored | 1 | 1.3 | $6.3M | +8.1% | |
| Smith County, TN | Not scored | 3 | 3.8 | $2.2M | +5.1% | |
| Fentress County, TN | Not scored | 2 | 2.6 | $2.7M | +9.7% | |
| Humphreys County, TN | Not scored | 2 | 2.8 | $2.9M | +3.4% | |
| Johnson County, TN | Not scored | 3 | 4.1 | $1.8M | +4.1% | |
| Unicoi County, TN | Not scored | 2 | 2.6 | $3M | −0.1% | |
| Chester County, TN | Not scored | 2 | 3.1 | $2.5M | +3.5% | |
| Sequatchie County, TN | Not scored | 2 | 3.2 | $2.4M | +12.7% | |
| Wayne County, TN | Not scored | 2 | 3.3 | $2.2M | +1.2% | |
| Benton County, TN | Not scored | 2 | 2.8 | $2.6M | +2.1% | |
| Bledsoe County, TN | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $3.6M | +6.5% | |
| Cannon County, TN | Not scored | 3 | 5.2 | $1.5M | +5.0% | |
| Crockett County, TN | Not scored | 2 | 3.6 | $2.2M | +0.7% | |
| Grundy County, TN | Not scored | 4 | 7.8 | $912K | +4.3% | |
| Meigs County, TN | Not scored | 1 | 1.9 | $4.2M | +10.8% | |
| Lewis County, TN | Not scored | 1 | 1.9 | $4.1M | +7.0% | |
| Jackson County, TN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +7.1% | |
| Trousdale County, TN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +8.4% | |
| Decatur County, TN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.4% | |
| Perry County, TN | Not scored | 2 | 5.5 | $1.4M | +8.9% | |
| Houston County, TN | Not scored | 1 | 3.0 | $2.7M | +2.2% | |
| Clay County, TN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.1% | |
| Hancock County, TN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.7% | |
| Moore County, TN | Not scored | 1 | 3.7 | $2.3M | +6.9% | |
| Lake County, TN | Not scored | 1 | 4.8 | $1.3M | −10.6% | |
| Van Buren County, TN | Not scored | 1 | 3.9 | $1.9M | +11.3% | |
| Pickett County, TN | Not scored | 1 | 4.6 | $1.5M | +4.3% |
Markets with fewer than 5 barbershops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many barbershops are in Tennessee?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,468 barbershops in Tennessee. 179 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 115 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, up 47.4% from 2019. Official counts list 3,683 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Tennessee spend on personal care products and services?
About $2.5B a year, or $874 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,468 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 2,824,277 households in Tennessee and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tennessee compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Tennessee has 5.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Tennessee would have about 1,309, against 1,468 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 24,559 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count rose 47.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
Which market in Tennessee has the highest market score for barbershops?
Among 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Tennessee, the Chattanooga metro area scores highest, at 56 (upper middle). Among 11 scored small-town markets in or partly in Tennessee, the Lewisburg area scores highest, at 71 (upper middle). Among 43 scored counties in Tennessee, Roane County scores highest, at 75 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Tennessee scores 44 for barbershops (lower middle), #32 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Tennessee. It maps the barbershops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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