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Barbershops in Montgomery County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #937 of 1,356 scored counties
#32 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
75
5 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$77.1M
On personal care products and services · $878 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.5
60% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
249,935
+13.0% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Montgomery County comes to about $77.1M a year: $878 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 46% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 75 barbershops on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 8.5 per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Montgomery County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 143 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $362K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Montgomery County.

Population estimates show Montgomery County grew 13.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Montgomery County is 40 (lower middle), #937 of 1,356 scored counties and #32 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.55.25.3
Spending per listing$1M$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+13.0%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$878$874$1,005
Median household income$75,613$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score4044

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
143Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
755 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
41The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$362K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County

Population, 2025 estimate
249,935+13.0% since 2020
Households
87,759
Median age
33.6
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
539 sq. mi.
People per square mile
434
Median household income
$75,613+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,158
Median home value
$280,200
Jobs located here
60,154
Daytime population
210,460Residents 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 Montgomery 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
32Montgomery County, TN40758.5$1M+13.0%#937 of 1,356

Other business types in Montgomery County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Montgomery County, TN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 75 barbershops in Montgomery County. 5 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Montgomery County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 143 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $77.1M a year, or $878 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $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 87,759 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montgomery County has 8.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 41, against 75 on map listings.

How fast is Montgomery County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 249,935 people in 2025, up 13.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 87,759 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $75,613 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.4% 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. Montgomery County scores 40 for barbershops (lower middle), #937 of 1,356 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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