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Barbershops in Hays County, TX
The barbershops in Hays County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #396 of 1,356 scored counties
#20 of 109 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 56
- 10 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $99.1M
- On personal care products and services · $992 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 304,390
- +24.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Hays County comes to about $99.1M a year: $992 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 56 barbershops on map listings in Hays County as of September 2026. 10 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Hays County in 2023. That is one for every 16,642 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 98 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $295K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Hays County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hays County grew 24.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Hays County is 63 (upper middle), #396 of 1,356 scored counties and #20 of 109 scored counties in Texas.
How Hays 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 | Hays County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 6.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.4M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 16,642 | 18,170 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +65.8% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +24.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $992 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $89,097 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 23
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $604K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 98Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5610 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $295K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Hays 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 Hays County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 304,390+24.8% since 2020
- Households
- 99,849
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 677 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 397
- Median household income
- $89,097+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,554
- Median home value
- $399,800
- Jobs located here
- 86,425
- Daytime population
- 232,827Residents 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 |
| 20Hays County, TX | 63 | 56 | 5.6 | $1.8M | +24.8% | #396 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Hays 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 spas61
- Hair salons77
- Barbershops63
- Nail salons68
- Spas and skin care56
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Hays County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 56 barbershops in Hays County. 10 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 98 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hays County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $99.1M a year, or $992 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 99,849 households in Hays County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hays County, TX compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Hays County has 5.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Hays County would have about 53, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,642 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Hays County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hays County at 304,390 people in 2025, up 24.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 99,849 households. The median household income in Hays County is $89,097 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Hays County scores 63 for barbershops (upper middle), #396 of 1,356 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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