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Barbershops in McLennan County, TX
The barbershops in McLennan County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #815 of 1,356 scored counties
#47 of 109 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 52
- 11 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $83.2M
- On personal care products and services · $855 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 272,020
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 52 barbershops in McLennan County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.3, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $855 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in McLennan County spend about $83.2M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 15% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in McLennan County classed as barber shops. That is one for every 16,223 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 119 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McLennan County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, McLennan County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #815 of 1,356 scored counties and #47 of 109 scored counties in Texas.
How McLennan 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 | McLennan County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 6.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.4M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 16,223 | 18,170 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +65.8% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $855 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $66,643 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 100
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 119Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5211 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The 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 McLennan 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 McLennan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 272,020+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 97,338
- Median age
- 36.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,037 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 257
- Median household income
- $66,643+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,018
- Median home value
- $243,600
- Jobs located here
- 122,796
- Daytime population
- 268,907Residents 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 |
| 47McLennan County, TX | 46 | 52 | 5.3 | $1.6M | +4.2% | #815 of 1,356 |
Other business types in McLennan 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 spas36
- Hair salons41
- Barbershops46
- Nail salons39
- Spas and skin care49
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in McLennan County, TX?
McLennan County has 52 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 119 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in McLennan County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $83.2M a year, or $855 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 97,338 households in McLennan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McLennan County, TX compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
McLennan County has 5.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, McLennan County would have about 44, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,223 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is McLennan County, TX growing?
Population estimates put McLennan County at 272,020 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 97,338 households. Median household income in McLennan County is $66,643, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.9%, 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. McLennan County scores 46 for barbershops (lower middle), #815 of 1,356 scored counties.
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