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Barbershops in the Morristown, TN metro area

How the Morristown, TN metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #271 of 387 scored metro areas
#8 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee

Listings
23
5 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$38.5M
On personal care products and services · $803 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
128,867
+7.9% 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

At $803 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in the Morristown metro area spend about $38.5M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 23 barbershops, that is $1.7M per shop, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 23 barbershops on map listings in the Morristown metro area as of September 2026. 5 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in the Morristown metro area, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 33 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show the Morristown metro area grew 7.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Morristown metro area scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #271 of 387 scored metro areas and #8 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee.

How the Morristown 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 Morristown, TN metro area compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureMorristown metro areaTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.85.25.3
Spending per listing$1.7M$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+7.9%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$803$874$1,005
Median household income$60,553$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score4144

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
33Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
235 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 Morristown 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 Morristown metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
128,867+7.9% since 2020
Households
47,963
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
436 sq. mi.
People per square mile
281
Median household income
$60,553
Average household income
$82,265
Median home value
$218,100
Jobs located here
47,715
Daytime population
119,291Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Tennessee

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

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 23 barbershops in the Morristown metro area. 5 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Morristown metro area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 33 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $38.5M a year, or $803 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 47,963 households in the Morristown metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Morristown metro area has 4.8 barbershops per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Morristown metro area would have about 20, against 23 on map listings.

How fast is the Morristown, TN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Morristown metro area at 128,867 people in 2025, up 7.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,963 households. The median household income in the Morristown metro area is $60,553 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Morristown metro area scores 41 for barbershops (lower middle), #271 of 387 scored metro areas.

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