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Barbershops in Roane County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #133 of 1,356 scored counties
#1 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
5
2 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$19.7M
On personal care products and services · $865 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
58% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,395
+7.0% 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

For barbershops, Roane County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #133 of 1,356 scored counties and #1 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for barbershops.

Households in Roane County spend about $19.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $865 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

Roane County has 5 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Roane County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Roane County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Roane 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 Roane County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureRoane CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.25.25.3
Spending per listing$3.9M$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+7.0%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$865$874$1,005
Median household income$71,885$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score7544

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
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
52 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Roane 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 Roane County

Population, 2025 estimate
57,395+7.0% since 2020
Households
22,790
Median age
46.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
361 sq. mi.
People per square mile
153
Median household income
$71,885+34.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,176
Median home value
$232,900
Jobs located here
12,675
Daytime population
43,901Residents 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 Roane 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

Other business types in Roane County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Roane County, TN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 barbershops in Roane County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Roane County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $19.7M a year, or $865 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 22,790 households in Roane County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Roane County has 2.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.9M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Roane County would have about 10, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Roane County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Roane County at 57,395 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,790 households. The median household income in Roane County is $71,885 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.7% 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. Roane County scores 75 for barbershops (high), #133 of 1,356 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for barbershops · All 56 business types in Roane County

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