Beauty and personal care · County · Tennessee
Barbershops in Hamilton County, TN
How Hamilton 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #606 of 1,356 scored counties
#16 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 92
- 10 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $141.9M
- On personal care products and services · $920 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 390,833
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 92 barbershops in Hamilton County. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 11%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.0 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $920 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Hamilton County spend about $141.9M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 92 barbershops, that is $1.5M per shop, 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.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Hamilton County in 2023. That is one for every 19,273 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 155 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hamilton County grew 6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hamilton County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #606 of 1,356 scored counties and #16 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Hamilton 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 | Hamilton County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.7M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 19,273 | 24,559 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +47.4% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $920 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $76,183 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 27
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $717K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 155Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 75The 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 390,833+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 154,181
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 542 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 694
- Median household income
- $76,183+38.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,083
- Median home value
- $312,800
- Jobs located here
- 213,237
- Daytime population
- 429,865Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for barbershops, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Hamilton County marked.
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 |
| 16Hamilton County, TN | 54 | 92 | 6.0 | $1.5M | +6.2% | #606 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Hamilton 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 spas40
- Hair salons44
- Barbershops54
- Nail salons55
- Spas and skin care42
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Hamilton County, TN?
Hamilton County has 92 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Another 155 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hamilton County, TN spend on personal care products and services?
About $141.9M a year, or $920 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 92 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 154,181 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hamilton County, TN compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Hamilton County has 6.0 barbershops per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 75, against 92 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 19,273 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Hamilton County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Hamilton County at 390,833 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 154,181 households. Median household income in Hamilton County is $76,183, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.3%, 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. Hamilton County scores 54 for barbershops (upper middle), #606 of 1,356 scored counties.
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