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Barbershops in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area
The barbershops in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #171 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 1,916
- 276 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 119
- +54.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.6B
- On personal care products and services · $968 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 7,904,627
- +10.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area comes to about $2.6B a year: $968 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 1,916 barbershops, that is $1.3M per shop, 29% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 1,916 barbershops on map listings in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 276 are chain locations, or 14%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.2, 36% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 119 businesses with payroll in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area classed as barber shops, up 54.7% from 2019. That is one for every 22,368 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 4,445 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $898K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area grew 10.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #171 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas.
How the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro 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 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 6.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 22,368 | 18,170 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +54.7% | +65.8% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $968 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $82,168 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 119+54.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 648
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4,445Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,916276 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,367The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $898K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 7,904,627+10.3% since 2020
- Households
- 2,661,739
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 8,839 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 842
- Median household income
- $82,168
- Average household income
- $117,837
- Median home value
- $298,000
- Jobs located here
- 3,347,878
- Daytime population
- 7,510,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for barbershops, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 64 | 488 | 4.9 | $2.2M | +14.0% | #87 of 387 |
| 2Sherman-Denison, TX | 60 | 24 | 4.3 | $2M | +12.8% | #115 of 387 |
| 3Midland, TX | 57 | 45 | 6.5 | $1.6M | +9.8% | #136 of 387 |
| 4Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 53 | 1,916 | 7.2 | $1.3M | +10.3% | #171 of 387 |
| 5College Station-Bryan, TX | 51 | 58 | 5.5 | $1.5M | +6.9% | #188 of 387 |
| 6Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 46 | 1,987 | 6.9 | $1.5M | +10.6% | #239 of 387 |
| 7Killeen-Temple, TX | 46 | 148 | 8.3 | $1M | +7.2% | #242 of 387 |
| 8Waco, TX | 45 | 54 | 4.9 | $1.8M | +4.2% | #247 of 387 |
| 9Amarillo, TX | 40 | 72 | 7.0 | $1.2M | +2.7% | #285 of 387 |
| 10San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 39 | 723 | 7.5 | $1.2M | +9.5% | #293 of 387 |
Other business types in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro 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 salons47
- Barbershops53
- Nail salons44
- Spas and skin care42
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,916 barbershops in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area. 276 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 119 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, up 54.7% from 2019. Official counts list 4,445 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $2.6B a year, or $968 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,916 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 2,661,739 households in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area has 7.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.3M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area would have about 1,367, against 1,916 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 22,368 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count rose 54.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area at 7,904,627 people in 2025, up 10.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,661,739 households. The median household income in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area is $82,168 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area scores 53 for barbershops (upper middle), #171 of 387 scored metro areas.
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