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Barbershops in Bee County, TX
The barbershops in Bee County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,198 of 1,356 scored counties
#92 of 109 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.8M
- On personal care products and services · $770 a household
- Spending per listing
- $678K
- 64% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,515
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
For barbershops, Bee County has a Groundwork market score of 23 (low): #1,198 of 1,356 scored counties and #92 of 109 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Bee County spend about $6.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $770 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 barbershops, that is $678K per shop, 64% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 10 barbershops on map listings in Bee County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 11.4 per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Bee County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bee County grew 4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Bee County 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 | Bee County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 6.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $678K | $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 | +4.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $770 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $57,673 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 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
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Bee 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 Bee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,515+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 8,807
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 880 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $57,673+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,500
- Median home value
- $111,300
- Jobs located here
- 7,733
- Daytime population
- 28,081Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Medina County, TX | 78 | 5 | 2.8 | $3.2M | +11.4% | #92 of 1,356 |
| 2Burnet County, TX | 78 | 7 | 3.3 | $2.8M | +15.2% | #94 of 1,356 |
| 3Waller County, TX | 77 | 7 | 3.8 | $2.5M | +21.9% | #113 of 1,356 |
| 4Guadalupe County, TX | 77 | 26 | 4.0 | $2.5M | +15.8% | #114 of 1,356 |
| 5Wise County, TX | 72 | 5 | 2.0 | $5M | +21.5% | #172 of 1,356 |
| 6Denton County, TX | 71 | 167 | 4.6 | $2.4M | +16.9% | #209 of 1,356 |
| 7Fort Bend County, TX | 71 | 158 | 5.4 | $2.1M | +17.4% | #213 of 1,356 |
| 8Johnson County, TX | 70 | 30 | 4.6 | $2.1M | +20.5% | #245 of 1,356 |
| 9Montgomery County, TX | 69 | 122 | 4.9 | $2.1M | +24.9% | #268 of 1,356 |
| 10Williamson County, TX | 69 | 132 | 5.2 | $2.1M | +22.3% | #269 of 1,356 |
| 92Bee County, TX | 23 | 10 | 11.4 | $678K | +4.7% | #1,198 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Bee 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 spas27
- Hair salons35
- Barbershops23
- Nail salons23
- Spas and skin care43
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Bee County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 barbershops in Bee County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Bee County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bee County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $6.8M a year, or $770 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $678K 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 8,807 households in Bee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bee County, TX compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Bee County has 11.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $678K, 64% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Bee County would have about 4, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Bee County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Bee County at 32,515 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,807 households. The median household income in Bee County is $57,673 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.4% 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. Bee County scores 23 for barbershops (low), #1,198 of 1,356 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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