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Barbershops in Ector County, TX
The barbershops in Ector County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,007 of 1,356 scored counties
#64 of 109 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 50
- 5 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $56.5M
- On personal care products and services · $875 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 45% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 173,801
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Ector County spend about $56.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $875 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 50 barbershops, that is $1.1M per shop, 40% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Ector County has 50 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 10%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 7.7 for every 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Ector County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 108 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ector County grew 5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Ector County is 36 (lower middle), #1,007 of 1,356 scored counties and #64 of 109 scored counties in Texas.
How Ector 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 | Ector County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 6.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $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 | +5.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $875 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $71,536 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 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
- 108Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 505 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Ector 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 Ector County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 173,801+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 64,563
- Median age
- 32.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 898 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 183
- Median household income
- $71,536+13.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,485
- Median home value
- $200,200
- Jobs located here
- 73,944
- Daytime population
- 162,861Residents 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 |
| 64Ector County, TX | 36 | 50 | 7.7 | $1.1M | +5.0% | #1,007 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Ector 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 spas50
- Hair salons74
- Barbershops36
- Nail salons43
- Spas and skin care53
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Ector County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 barbershops in Ector County. 5 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Ector County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 108 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ector County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $56.5M a year, or $875 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 64,563 households in Ector County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ector County, TX compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Ector County has 7.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.1M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Ector County would have about 30, against 50 on map listings.
How fast is Ector County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Ector County at 173,801 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 64,563 households. The median household income in Ector County is $71,536 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.6% 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. Ector County scores 36 for barbershops (lower middle), #1,007 of 1,356 scored counties.
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