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Barbershops in the Jackson, TN metro area

The barbershops in the Jackson, TN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 23 out of 100: Low

Ranked #356 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee

Listings
41
5 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$57.7M
On personal care products and services · $797 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
184,569
+2.2% 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

For barbershops, the Jackson metro area has a Groundwork market score of 23 (low): #356 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

At $797 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in the Jackson metro area spend about $57.7M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.4M per shop, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 41 barbershops on map listings in the Jackson metro area as of September 2026. 5 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in the Jackson metro area, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show the Jackson metro area grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Jackson metro 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.

Barbershops in Jackson, TN metro area compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureJackson metro areaTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.75.25.3
Spending per listing$1.4M$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+2.2%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$797$874$1,005
Median household income$61,177$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score2344

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
81Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
415 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The 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 Jackson metro 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 Jackson metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
184,569+2.2% since 2020
Households
72,451
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,711 sq. mi.
People per square mile
106
Median household income
$61,177+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,447
Median home value
$185,300
Jobs located here
84,298
Daytime population
188,381Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Tennessee

Every Tennessee market ranked →

The highest-scoring metro areas in Tennessee for barbershops, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Jackson metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Tennessee

Metro areas in Tennessee ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chattanooga, TN-GA561144.9$1.8M+5.3%#142 of 387
2Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA50403.1$2.6M+2.3%#190 of 387
3Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN504725.7$1.7M+8.7%#194 of 387
4Knoxville, TN491784.7$1.9M+6.9%#198 of 387
5Cleveland, TN46224.4$1.9M+6.1%#234 of 387
6Clarksville, TN-KY451068.5$994K+8.5%#253 of 387
7Johnson City, TN41394.4$1.8M+4.3%#270 of 387
8Morristown, TN41234.8$1.7M+7.9%#271 of 387
9Memphis, TN-MS-AR373266.2$1.4M−0.3%#301 of 387
10Jackson, TN23415.7$1.4M+2.2%#356 of 387

Other business types in the Jackson metro area

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in the Jackson, TN metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 41 barbershops in the Jackson metro area. 5 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Jackson metro area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 81 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Jackson, TN metro area spend on personal care products and services?

About $57.7M a year, or $797 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 72,451 households in the Jackson metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Jackson, TN metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

The Jackson metro area has 5.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.4M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Jackson metro area would have about 31, against 41 on map listings.

How fast is the Jackson, TN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Jackson metro area at 184,569 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,451 households. The median household income in the Jackson metro area is $61,177 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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. The Jackson metro area scores 23 for barbershops (low), #356 of 387 scored metro areas.

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