Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Texas
Barbershops in the Athens, TX area
The barbershops in the Athens, TX area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #158 of 377 scored small-town markets
#7 of 31 scored small-town markets based in Texas
- Listings
- 15
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $27.9M
- On personal care products and services · $832 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 88,595
- +7.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 barbershops in the Athens area. 2 of them (13%) 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.
Households in the Athens area spend about $27.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $832 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per shop, in line with 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 the Athens area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Athens area from 2020 to 2025 at +7.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in the Athens area is 56 (upper middle), #158 of 377 scored small-town markets and #7 of 31 scored small-town markets based in Texas.
How the Athens area compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Athens area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 6.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.4M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 18,170 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +65.8% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $832 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $65,179 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 34 |
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
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 152 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 the Athens area, 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 the Athens area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 88,595+7.5% since 2020
- Households
- 33,575
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 874 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 97
- Median household income
- $65,179+37.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,325
- Median home value
- $211,300
- Jobs located here
- 19,641
- Daytime population
- 73,197Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Athens area?
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Texas for barbershops, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Athens area marked.
Top small-town markets in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fredericksburg, TX | 73 | 5 | 4.3 | $2.2M | +6.6% | #53 of 377 |
| 2Brenham, TX | 71 | 6 | 3.9 | $2.3M | +7.0% | #64 of 377 |
| 3Bonham, TX | 69 | 5 | 3.9 | $2.3M | +9.2% | #78 of 377 |
| 4Granbury, TX | 67 | 14 | 5.5 | $1.8M | +13.6% | #90 of 377 |
| 5Kerrville, TX | 60 | 9 | 4.0 | $2.2M | +2.5% | #126 of 377 |
| 6Sulphur Springs, TX | 59 | 6 | 4.3 | $2M | +6.1% | #138 of 377 |
| 7Athens, TX | 56 | 15 | 4.5 | $1.9M | +7.5% | #158 of 377 |
| 8Gainesville, TX | 54 | 10 | 6.1 | $1.5M | +6.5% | #172 of 377 |
| 9Jacksonville, TX | 52 | 8 | 4.4 | $1.8M | +5.4% | #186 of 377 |
| 10Stephenville, TX | 48 | 8 | 4.8 | $1.8M | +2.8% | #213 of 377 |
Other business types in the Athens area
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 spas58
- Hair salons61
- Barbershops56
- Nail salons51
- Spas and skin care46
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Athens, TX area?
The Athens area has 15 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Athens area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Athens, TX area spend on personal care products and services?
About $27.9M a year, or $832 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,575 households in the Athens area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Athens, TX area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Athens area has 4.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.9M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending.
How fast is the Athens, TX area growing?
Population estimates put the Athens area at 88,595 people in 2025, up 7.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,575 households. Median household income in the Athens area is $65,179, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.6%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Athens area scores 56 for barbershops (upper middle), #158 of 377 scored small-town markets.
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