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Barbershops in Gonzales County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Gonzales County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.1M
On personal care products and services · $768 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
20,159
+2.5% 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

At $768 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Gonzales County spend about $6.1M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $3M of household spending for each shop on map listings. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 2 barbershops on map listings in Gonzales County as of September 2026. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Gonzales County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Gonzales County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 barbershops on map listings, Gonzales County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Gonzales 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 Gonzales County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureGonzales CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.56.95.3
Spending per listing$3M$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+2.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$768$937$1,005
Median household income$58,672$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored34

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
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Gonzales 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 Gonzales County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,159+2.5% since 2020
Households
7,926
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,067 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$58,672+9.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,588
Median home value
$159,100
Jobs located here
6,995
Daytime population
17,515Residents 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 Gonzales 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
Gonzales County, TXNot scored22.5$3M+2.5%

Other business types in Gonzales County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Gonzales County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 barbershops in Gonzales County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Gonzales County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $6.1M a year, or $768 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 7,926 households in Gonzales County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gonzales County has 2 barbershops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Gonzales County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Gonzales County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Gonzales County at 20,159 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,926 households. The median household income in Gonzales County is $58,672 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 9.5% 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. Gonzales County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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