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Barbershops in Obion County, TN

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.4M
On personal care products and services · $747 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,067
−2.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 barbershops in Obion County. That is 3.2 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Households in Obion County spend about $9.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $747 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 24% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Obion County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Obion County declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 barbershops on map listings, Obion County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Obion 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 Obion County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureObion CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.25.25.3
Spending per listing$2.3M$1.7M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a24,55916,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+47.4%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$747$874$1,005
Median household income$54,613$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored44

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
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Obion 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 Obion County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,067−2.3% since 2020
Households
12,527
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
545 sq. mi.
People per square mile
56
Median household income
$54,613+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,466
Median home value
$133,600
Jobs located here
12,524
Daytime population
30,043Residents 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 Obion 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
Obion County, TNNot scored43.2$2.3M−2.3%

Other business types in Obion County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Obion County, TN?

There are 4 barbershops on map listings in Obion County as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Obion County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $9.4M a year, or $747 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,527 households in Obion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Obion County has 3.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Obion County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Obion County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Obion County at 30,067 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,527 households. Median household income in Obion County is $54,613, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.9%, 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. Obion County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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