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Barbershops in Anderson County, TN
How Anderson County, TN 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 #861 of 1,356 scored counties
#26 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 18
- 2 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $27.9M
- On personal care products and services · $853 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,066
- +6.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 barbershops in Anderson County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.5, 4% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Anderson County spend about $27.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $853 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 18% 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 Anderson County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Anderson County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Anderson County is 44 (lower middle), #861 of 1,356 scored counties and #26 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Anderson County compares
The same measures for Tennessee 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 | Anderson County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.7M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 24,559 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +47.4% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $853 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $66,183 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 44 |
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
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 182 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Anderson 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 Anderson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,066+6.1% since 2020
- Households
- 32,755
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 337 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 235
- Median household income
- $66,183+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,830
- Median home value
- $239,400
- Jobs located here
- 56,272
- Daytime population
- 100,088Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| 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 |
| 26Anderson County, TN | 44 | 18 | 5.5 | $1.6M | +6.1% | #861 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Anderson 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 spas49
- Hair salons57
- Barbershops44
- Nail salons49
- Spas and skin care65
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Anderson County, TN?
There are 18 barbershops on map listings in Anderson County as of September 2026. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Anderson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Anderson County, TN spend on personal care products and services?
About $27.9M a year, or $853 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,755 households in Anderson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Anderson County, TN compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Anderson County has 5.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Anderson County would have about 15, against 18 on map listings.
How fast is Anderson County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Anderson County at 82,066 people in 2025, up 6.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,755 households. Median household income in Anderson County is $66,183, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.3%, 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. Anderson County scores 44 for barbershops (lower middle), #861 of 1,356 scored counties.
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