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Barbershops in Monroe County, TN
The barbershops in Monroe County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #646 of 1,356 scored counties
#17 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $15M
- On personal care products and services · $760 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 49,730
- +7.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Monroe County comes to about $15M a year: $760 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per shop, 13% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Monroe County has 7 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Monroe County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Monroe County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Monroe County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #646 of 1,356 scored counties and #17 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Monroe 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 | Monroe County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $1.7M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 24,559 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +47.4% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $760 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $56,895 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 44 |
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
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 49,730+7.2% since 2020
- Households
- 19,714
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 636 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $56,895+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,575
- Median home value
- $227,500
- Jobs located here
- 15,693
- Daytime population
- 44,422Residents 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 |
| 17Monroe County, TN | 52 | 7 | 3.6 | $2.1M | +7.2% | #646 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Monroe 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 spas62
- Hair salons55
- Barbershops52
- Nail salons57
- Spas and skin care72
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Monroe County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 barbershops in Monroe County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Monroe County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Monroe County, TN spend on personal care products and services?
About $15M a year, or $760 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 19,714 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monroe County, TN compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Monroe County has 3.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Monroe County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Monroe County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Monroe County at 49,730 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,714 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $56,895 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. Monroe County scores 52 for barbershops (upper middle), #646 of 1,356 scored counties.
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