Beauty and personal care · County · Tennessee
Barbershops in Sumner County, TN
How Sumner County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #315 of 1,356 scored counties
#7 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 35
- 7 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $76.6M
- On personal care products and services · $975 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 215,538
- +9.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Sumner County comes to about $76.6M a year: $975 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per shop, 16% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 35 barbershops on map listings in Sumner County as of September 2026. 7 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 15% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Sumner County in 2023. That is one for every 15,716 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 70 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Sumner County grew 9.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Sumner County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #315 of 1,356 scored counties and #7 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Sumner 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 | Sumner County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $1.7M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,716 | 24,559 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +47.4% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $975 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $90,301 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $620K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 70Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 357 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The 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 Sumner 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 Sumner County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 215,538+9.2% since 2020
- Households
- 78,582
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 530 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 386
- Median household income
- $90,301+34.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,861
- Median home value
- $393,100
- Jobs located here
- 61,310
- Daytime population
- 168,009Residents 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 |
Other business types in Sumner 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 spas54
- Hair salons68
- Barbershops66
- Nail salons60
- Spas and skin care50
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Sumner County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 barbershops in Sumner County. 7 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 70 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sumner County, TN spend on personal care products and services?
About $76.6M a year, or $975 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 78,582 households in Sumner County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sumner County, TN compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Sumner County has 4.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.2M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Sumner County would have about 41, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,716 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Sumner County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Sumner County at 215,538 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,582 households. The median household income in Sumner County is $90,301 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.4% 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. Sumner County scores 66 for barbershops (upper middle), #315 of 1,356 scored counties.
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