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Barbershops in Erath County, TX

How Erath County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #910 of 1,356 scored counties
#53 of 109 scored counties in Texas

Listings
8
2 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$14M
On personal care products and services · $833 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
43,911
+2.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 barbershops in Erath County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 25%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.8 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

At $833 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Erath County spend about $14M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 7% 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 Erath County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Erath County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Erath County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #910 of 1,356 scored counties and #53 of 109 scored counties in Texas.

How Erath 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 Erath County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureErath CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.86.95.3
Spending per listing$1.8M$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+2.8%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$833$937$1,005
Median household income$65,115$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4134

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
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
82 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 Erath 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 Erath County

Population, 2025 estimate
43,911+2.8% since 2020
Households
16,816
Median age
35.0
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,083 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$65,115+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,669
Median home value
$269,100
Jobs located here
17,708
Daytime population
40,954Residents 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 Erath 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
53Erath County, TX4184.8$1.8M+2.8%#910 of 1,356

Other business types in Erath County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Erath County, TX?

Erath County has 8 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Erath County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $14M a year, or $833 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,816 households in Erath County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Erath County has 4.8 barbershops per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Erath County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Erath County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Erath County at 43,911 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,816 households. Median household income in Erath County is $65,115, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. 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. Erath County scores 41 for barbershops (lower middle), #910 of 1,356 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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