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Barbershops in Gregg County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Gregg County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,203 of 1,356 scored counties
#93 of 109 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 43
- 4 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $40.5M
- On personal care products and services · $840 a household
- Spending per listing
- $943K
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.9
- 68% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 126,095
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Gregg County is 22 (low), #1,203 of 1,356 scored counties and #93 of 109 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 43 barbershops in Gregg County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 8.9 per 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Gregg County spend about $40.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $840 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $943K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 50% 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 Gregg County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Gregg County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Gregg 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 | Gregg County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.9 | 6.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $943K | $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 | +1.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $840 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $66,550 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 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
- 81Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 434 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Gregg 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 Gregg County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 126,095+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 48,277
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 273 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 459
- Median household income
- $66,550+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,869
- Median home value
- $203,400
- Jobs located here
- 76,302
- Daytime population
- 146,893Residents 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 |
| 93Gregg County, TX | 22 | 43 | 8.9 | $943K | +1.4% | #1,203 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Gregg 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 spas26
- Hair salons32
- Barbershops22
- Nail salons34
- Spas and skin care19
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Gregg County, TX?
Gregg County has 43 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Gregg County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 81 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gregg County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $40.5M a year, or $840 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $943K per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 48,277 households in Gregg County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gregg County, TX compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Gregg County has 8.9 barbershops per 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $943K, 50% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Gregg County would have about 22, against 43 on map listings.
How fast is Gregg County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Gregg County at 126,095 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 48,277 households. Median household income in Gregg County is $66,550, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.6%, 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. Gregg County scores 22 for barbershops (low), #1,203 of 1,356 scored counties.
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