Groundwork

Beauty and personal care · County · Texas

Barbershops in Lamar County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,085 of 1,356 scored counties
#72 of 109 scored counties in Texas

Listings
12
2 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$16.3M
On personal care products and services · $814 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.0
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
51,503
+2.7% since 2020

See the barbershops around any address in Lamar County

The site report maps the barbershops on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Lamar County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Lamar County is 31 (lower middle), #1,085 of 1,356 scored counties and #72 of 109 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 barbershops in Lamar County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 17%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.0 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.

At $814 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Lamar County spend about $16.3M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.4M per shop, 28% 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 Lamar County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Lamar County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Lamar 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 Lamar County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureLamar CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.06.95.3
Spending per listing$1.4M$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+2.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$814$937$1,005
Median household income$61,880$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3134

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
17Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
122 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Lamar 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 Lamar County

Population, 2025 estimate
51,503+2.7% since 2020
Households
20,019
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
907 sq. mi.
People per square mile
56
Median household income
$61,880+37.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,971
Median home value
$200,700
Jobs located here
21,013
Daytime population
50,296Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Lamar County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the barbershops on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Lamar County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Barbershops across Texas

Every Texas market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Texas for barbershops, numbered among those based in Texas, with Lamar 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
72Lamar County, TX31126.0$1.4M+2.7%#1,085 of 1,356

Other business types in Lamar County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Lamar County, TX?

There are 12 barbershops on map listings in Lamar County as of September 2026. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Lamar County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $16.3M a year, or $814 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,019 households in Lamar County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lamar County has 6.0 barbershops per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.4M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Lamar County would have about 9, against 12 on map listings.

How fast is Lamar County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Lamar County at 51,503 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,019 households. Median household income in Lamar County is $61,880, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.2%, 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. Lamar County scores 31 for barbershops (lower middle), #1,085 of 1,356 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lamar County. It maps the barbershops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for barbershops · All 56 business types in Lamar County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Lamar County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Lamar County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.