Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Texas
Barbershops in the El Campo, TX area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in the El Campo, TX area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #284 of 377 scored small-town markets
#14 of 31 scored small-town markets based in Texas
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.8M
- On personal care products and services · $865 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,060
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in the El Campo area is 35 (lower middle), #284 of 377 scored small-town markets and #14 of 31 scored small-town markets based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 barbershops in the El Campo area. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.9, 30% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $865 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in the El Campo area spend about $13.8M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.3M per shop, 34% 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 the El Campo area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the El Campo area grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the El Campo 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 | El Campo area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 6.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $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 | +1.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $865 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $66,924 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 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
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 El Campo 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 El Campo area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,060+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 15,890
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,086 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $66,924+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,050
- Median home value
- $189,900
- Jobs located here
- 15,145
- Daytime population
- 34,718Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 14El Campo, TX | 35 | 11 | 6.9 | $1.3M | +1.2% | #284 of 377 |
Other business types in the El Campo 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 spas43
- Hair salons46
- Barbershops35
- Nail salons29
- Spas and skin care58
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the El Campo, TX area?
The El Campo area has 11 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the El Campo area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the El Campo, TX area spend on personal care products and services?
About $13.8M a year, or $865 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,890 households in the El Campo area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the El Campo, TX area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The El Campo area has 6.9 barbershops per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.3M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, the El Campo area would have about 7, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is the El Campo, TX area growing?
Population estimates put the El Campo area at 42,060 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,890 households. Median household income in the El Campo area is $66,924, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.5%, 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 El Campo area scores 35 for barbershops (lower middle), #284 of 377 scored small-town markets.
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