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Barbershops in Hamblen County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Hamblen County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,146 of 1,356 scored counties
#40 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
21
4 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$20.3M
On personal care products and services · $777 a household
Spending per listing
$968K
49% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.0
51% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
68,843
+6.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Hamblen County is 28 (lower middle), #1,146 of 1,356 scored counties and #40 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 barbershops in Hamblen County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 19%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.0, 51% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Hamblen County comes to about $20.3M a year: $777 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $968K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 49% 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 Hamblen County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Hamblen County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Hamblen 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.

Barbershops in Hamblen County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureHamblen CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.05.25.3
Spending per listing$968K$1.7M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a24,55916,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+47.4%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.7%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$777$874$1,005
Median household income$55,454$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score2844

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
28Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
214 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Hamblen 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 Hamblen County

Population, 2025 estimate
68,843+6.7% since 2020
Households
26,146
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
161 sq. mi.
People per square mile
407
Median household income
$55,454+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,590
Median home value
$210,900
Jobs located here
33,638
Daytime population
72,283Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for barbershops, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Hamblen County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Roane County, TN7552.2$3.9M+7.0%#133 of 1,356
2Blount County, TN74162.9$3.2M+6.0%#149 of 1,356
3Loudon County, TN7493.7$2.5M+15.6%#157 of 1,356
4Robertson County, TN72103.5$2.6M+9.9%#186 of 1,356
5Wilson County, TN70305.1$2M+17.8%#246 of 1,356
6Williamson County, TN67384.1$3M+9.0%#286 of 1,356
7Sumner County, TN66354.5$2.2M+9.2%#315 of 1,356
8Marshall County, TN6553.7$2.4M+10.5%#337 of 1,356
9Tipton County, TN6462.6$3.3M+2.0%#354 of 1,356
10Rutherford County, TN60836.4$1.5M+12.6%#457 of 1,356
40Hamblen County, TN28218.0$968K+6.7%#1,146 of 1,356

Other business types in Hamblen County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many barbershops are in Hamblen County, TN?

There are 21 barbershops on map listings in Hamblen County as of September 2026. 4 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Hamblen County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 28 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Hamblen County, TN spend on personal care products and services?

About $20.3M 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 21 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $968K per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,146 households in Hamblen County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hamblen County, TN compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Hamblen County has 8.0 barbershops per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $968K, 49% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Hamblen County would have about 11, against 21 on map listings.

How fast is Hamblen County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Hamblen County at 68,843 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,146 households. Median household income in Hamblen County is $55,454, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Hamblen County scores 28 for barbershops (lower middle), #1,146 of 1,356 scored counties.

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