Beauty and personal care · County · Tennessee
Barbershops in Davidson County, TN
How Davidson 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #884 of 1,356 scored counties
#28 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 233
- 32 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- +9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $305.3M
- On personal care products and services · $940 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 745,904
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Davidson County spend about $305.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $940 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 233 barbershops, that is $1.3M per shop, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 233 barbershops on map listings in Davidson County as of September 2026. 32 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 7.2 per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Davidson County in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 13,538 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 414 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $800K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Davidson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Davidson County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Davidson County is 43 (lower middle), #884 of 1,356 scored counties and #28 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Davidson 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 | Davidson County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.7M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,538 | 24,559 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.1% | +47.4% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $940 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $77,853 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 24+9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 118
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 414Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23332 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 162The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $800K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Davidson 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 Davidson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 745,904+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 324,907
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,421
- Median household income
- $77,853+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,747
- Median home value
- $417,400
- Jobs located here
- 594,502
- Daytime population
- 954,372Residents 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 |
| 28Davidson County, TN | 43 | 233 | 7.2 | $1.3M | +4.2% | #884 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Davidson 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 spas39
- Hair salons47
- Barbershops43
- Nail salons60
- Spas and skin care39
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Davidson County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 233 barbershops in Davidson County. 32 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 414 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Davidson County, TN spend on personal care products and services?
About $305.3M a year, or $940 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 233 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 324,907 households in Davidson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Davidson County, TN compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Davidson County has 7.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.3M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Davidson County would have about 162, against 233 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,538 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Davidson County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Davidson County at 745,904 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 324,907 households. The median household income in Davidson County is $77,853 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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. Davidson County scores 43 for barbershops (lower middle), #884 of 1,356 scored counties.
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