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Barbershops in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area
The barbershops in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #194 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 472
- 73 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- +43.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $805.7M
- On personal care products and services · $972 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,197,416
- +8.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area comes to about $805.7M a year: $972 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per shop, 9% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 472 barbershops on map listings in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 73 are chain locations, or 15%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.7, 8% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area in 2023, up 43.6% from 2019. That is one for every 14,546 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 907 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +8.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #194 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee.
How the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin 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.
| Measure | Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,546 | 24,559 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +43.6% | +47.4% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.7% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $972 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $85,447 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 57+43.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 335
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 907Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 47273 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 427The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $2.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin 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 Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,197,416+8.7% since 2020
- Households
- 829,134
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 6,302 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 330
- Median household income
- $85,447
- Average household income
- $117,563
- Median home value
- $409,600
- Jobs located here
- 1,132,736
- Daytime population
- 2,203,082Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chattanooga, TN-GA | 56 | 114 | 4.9 | $1.8M | +5.3% | #142 of 387 |
| 2Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 50 | 40 | 3.1 | $2.6M | +2.3% | #190 of 387 |
| 3Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 50 | 472 | 5.7 | $1.7M | +8.7% | #194 of 387 |
| 4Knoxville, TN | 49 | 178 | 4.7 | $1.9M | +6.9% | #198 of 387 |
| 5Cleveland, TN | 46 | 22 | 4.4 | $1.9M | +6.1% | #234 of 387 |
| 6Clarksville, TN-KY | 45 | 106 | 8.5 | $994K | +8.5% | #253 of 387 |
| 7Johnson City, TN | 41 | 39 | 4.4 | $1.8M | +4.3% | #270 of 387 |
| 8Morristown, TN | 41 | 23 | 4.8 | $1.7M | +7.9% | #271 of 387 |
| 9Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 37 | 326 | 6.2 | $1.4M | −0.3% | #301 of 387 |
| 10Jackson, TN | 23 | 41 | 5.7 | $1.4M | +2.2% | #356 of 387 |
Other business types in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area
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 spas53
- Hair salons59
- Barbershops50
- Nail salons58
- Spas and skin care43
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 472 barbershops in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area. 73 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, up 43.6% from 2019. Another 907 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $805.7M a year, or $972 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 472 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 829,134 households in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area has 5.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area would have about 427, against 472 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,546 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count rose 43.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area at 2,197,416 people in 2025, up 8.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 829,134 households. The median household income in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area is $85,447 a year, 6% above 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 Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area scores 50 for barbershops (upper middle), #194 of 387 scored metro areas.
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