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Barbershops in Union County, TN

How Union County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.3M
On personal care products and services · $795 a household
Spending per listing
$6.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
21,450
+8.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 barbershop in Union County. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households.

Households in Union County spend about $6.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $795 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $6.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings. 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 Union County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Union County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 barbershop on map listings, Union County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Union 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 Union County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureUnion CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.35.25.3
Spending per listing$6.3M$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+8.1%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$795$874$1,005
Median household income$62,727$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
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Union 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 Union County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,450+8.1% since 2020
Households
7,931
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
224 sq. mi.
People per square mile
91
Median household income
$62,727+40.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,767
Median home value
$204,000
Jobs located here
2,637
Daytime population
14,910Residents 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 Union 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
Union County, TNNot scored11.3$6.3M+8.1%

Other business types in Union County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Union County, TN?

Union County has 1 barbershop on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Union County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $6.3M a year, or $795 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 barbershop on map listings, it comes to $6.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,931 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Union County has 1 barbershop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Union County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Union County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Union County at 21,450 people in 2025, up 8.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,931 households. Median household income in Union County is $62,727, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.4%, 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. Union County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Union County. It maps the barbershops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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