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Barbershops in Midland County, TX
The barbershops in Midland County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #476 of 1,356 scored counties
#29 of 109 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 45
- 3 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $69M
- On personal care products and services · $1,020 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 187,855
- +10.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 barbershops in Midland County. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.7 per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $1,020 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Midland County spend about $69M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 19% 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 Midland County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 92 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Midland County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Midland County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #476 of 1,356 scored counties and #29 of 109 scored counties in Texas.
How Midland 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 | Midland County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 6.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $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 | +10.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,020 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $92,874 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 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
- 92Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 453 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The 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 Midland 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 Midland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 187,855+10.0% since 2020
- Households
- 67,651
- Median age
- 33.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 900 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 194
- Median household income
- $92,874+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $129,248
- Median home value
- $312,700
- Jobs located here
- 117,352
- Daytime population
- 208,899Residents 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 |
| 29Midland County, TX | 59 | 45 | 6.7 | $1.5M | +10.0% | #476 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Midland 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 spas50
- Hair salons73
- Barbershops59
- Nail salons46
- Spas and skin care43
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Midland County, TX?
There are 45 barbershops on map listings in Midland County as of September 2026. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Midland County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 92 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Midland County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $69M a year, or $1,020 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,651 households in Midland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Midland County, TX compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Midland County has 6.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Midland County would have about 37, against 45 on map listings.
How fast is Midland County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Midland County at 187,855 people in 2025, up 10.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,651 households. Median household income in Midland County is $92,874, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.9%, 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. Midland County scores 59 for barbershops (upper middle), #476 of 1,356 scored counties.
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