Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Tennessee
Barbershops in the Cookeville, TN area
The barbershops in the Cookeville, TN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #237 of 377 scored small-town markets
#10 of 11 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 30
- 3 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $45.6M
- On personal care products and services · $777 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 152,477
- +7.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 barbershops in the Cookeville area. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.1, 4% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $777 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in the Cookeville area spend about $45.6M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 30 barbershops, that is $1.5M per shop, 19% 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 the Cookeville area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 48 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Cookeville area grew 7.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Cookeville area scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #237 of 377 scored small-town markets and #10 of 11 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee.
How the Cookeville area 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 | Cookeville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $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 | +7.6% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $777 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $55,380 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 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
- 48Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 303 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 the Cookeville area, 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 the Cookeville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 152,477+7.6% since 2020
- Households
- 58,693
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,520 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $55,380
- Average household income
- $75,930
- Median home value
- $237,000
- Jobs located here
- 55,382
- Daytime population
- 142,620Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Tennessee for barbershops, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Cookeville area marked.
Top small-town markets in Tennessee
| 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 |
Other business types in the Cookeville area
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 spas37
- Hair salons38
- Barbershops43
- Nail salons40
- Spas and skin care43
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Cookeville, TN area?
There are 30 barbershops on map listings in the Cookeville area as of September 2026. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Cookeville area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 48 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Cookeville, TN area spend on personal care products and services?
About $45.6M a year, or $777 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 58,693 households in the Cookeville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Cookeville, TN area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Cookeville area has 5.1 barbershops per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Cookeville area would have about 24, against 30 on map listings.
How fast is the Cookeville, TN area growing?
Population estimates put the Cookeville area at 152,477 people in 2025, up 7.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 58,693 households. Median household income in the Cookeville area is $55,380, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Cookeville area scores 43 for barbershops (lower middle), #237 of 377 scored small-town markets.
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