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Barbershops in Cooke County, TX

The barbershops in Cooke County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #758 of 1,356 scored counties
#45 of 109 scored counties in Texas

Listings
10
1 chain location (10%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$15.1M
On personal care products and services · $912 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.1
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,461
+6.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 barbershops in Cooke County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.1 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Cooke County comes to about $15.1M a year: $912 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 20% below 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 Cooke County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Cooke County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Cooke County is 48 (lower middle), #758 of 1,356 scored counties and #45 of 109 scored counties in Texas.

How Cooke 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.

Barbershops in Cooke County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureCooke CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.16.95.3
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.4M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a18,17016,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+65.8%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$912$937$1,005
Median household income$73,932$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4834

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
101 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Cooke 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 Cooke County

Population, 2025 estimate
44,461+6.5% since 2020
Households
16,528
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
875 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$73,932+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,815
Median home value
$240,400
Jobs located here
14,462
Daytime population
37,643Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for barbershops, numbered among those based in Texas, with Cooke County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Medina County, TX7852.8$3.2M+11.4%#92 of 1,356
2Burnet County, TX7873.3$2.8M+15.2%#94 of 1,356
3Waller County, TX7773.8$2.5M+21.9%#113 of 1,356
4Guadalupe County, TX77264.0$2.5M+15.8%#114 of 1,356
5Wise County, TX7252.0$5M+21.5%#172 of 1,356
6Denton County, TX711674.6$2.4M+16.9%#209 of 1,356
7Fort Bend County, TX711585.4$2.1M+17.4%#213 of 1,356
8Johnson County, TX70304.6$2.1M+20.5%#245 of 1,356
9Montgomery County, TX691224.9$2.1M+24.9%#268 of 1,356
10Williamson County, TX691325.2$2.1M+22.3%#269 of 1,356
45Cooke County, TX48106.1$1.5M+6.5%#758 of 1,356

Other business types in Cooke County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Cooke County, TX?

There are 10 barbershops on map listings in Cooke County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Cooke County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Cooke County, TX spend on personal care products and services?

About $15.1M a year, or $912 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,528 households in Cooke County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cooke County, TX compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Cooke County has 6.1 barbershops per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Cooke County would have about 8, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is Cooke County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Cooke County at 44,461 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,528 households. Median household income in Cooke County is $73,932, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. Cooke County scores 48 for barbershops (lower middle), #758 of 1,356 scored counties.

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

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