Beauty and personal care · County · Tennessee
Barbershops in Putnam County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Putnam County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,025 of 1,356 scored counties
#36 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 23
- 3 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $26.8M
- On personal care products and services · $799 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 86,612
- +8.1% since 2020
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What this means
Putnam County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #1,025 of 1,356 scored counties and #36 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Putnam County comes to about $26.8M a year: $799 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 23 barbershops, that is $1.2M per shop, 38% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Putnam County has 23 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.8 per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Putnam County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Putnam County grew 8.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Putnam 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 | Putnam County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $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 | +8.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $799 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $58,912 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 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
- 26Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 233 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Putnam 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 Putnam County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 86,612+8.1% since 2020
- Households
- 33,601
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 401 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 206
- Median household income
- $58,912+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,922
- Median home value
- $282,500
- Jobs located here
- 40,531
- Daytime population
- 91,089Residents 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 |
| 36Putnam County, TN | 35 | 23 | 6.8 | $1.2M | +8.1% | #1,025 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Putnam 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 spas33
- Hair salons36
- Barbershops35
- Nail salons30
- Spas and skin care31
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Putnam County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 barbershops in Putnam County. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Putnam County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Putnam County, TN spend on personal care products and services?
About $26.8M a year, or $799 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 $1.2M 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 33,601 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Putnam County, TN compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Putnam County has 6.8 barbershops per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.2M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Putnam County would have about 14, against 23 on map listings.
How fast is Putnam County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Putnam County at 86,612 people in 2025, up 8.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,601 households. The median household income in Putnam County is $58,912 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% 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. Putnam County scores 35 for barbershops (lower middle), #1,025 of 1,356 scored counties.
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