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Barbershops in Knox County, TN
The barbershops in Knox County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #898 of 1,356 scored counties
#30 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 118
- 20 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $182.5M
- On personal care products and services · $907 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 511,453
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Knox County spend about $182.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $907 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per shop, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Knox County has 118 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.9 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Knox County in 2023. That is one for every 10,057 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 145 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $67K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Knox County.
Population estimates show Knox County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Knox County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #898 of 1,356 scored counties and #30 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Knox 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 | Knox County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.7M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,057 | 24,559 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +47.4% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $907 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $74,222 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 135
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 145Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11820 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 97The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $67K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 511,453+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 201,146
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 508 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 972
- Median household income
- $74,222+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,460
- Median home value
- $320,900
- Jobs located here
- 270,203
- Daytime population
- 541,810Residents 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 |
| 30Knox County, TN | 42 | 118 | 5.9 | $1.5M | +6.5% | #898 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Knox 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 spas38
- Hair salons46
- Barbershops42
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care36
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Knox County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 118 barbershops in Knox County. 20 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 145 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Knox County, TN spend on personal care products and services?
About $182.5M a year, or $907 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 118 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 201,146 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, TN compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Knox County has 5.9 barbershops per 10,000 households, 11% 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 U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Knox County would have about 97, against 118 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,057 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 511,453 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 201,146 households. The median household income in Knox County is $74,222 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Knox County scores 42 for barbershops (lower middle), #898 of 1,356 scored counties.
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