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Barbershops in Rusk County, TX

The barbershops in Rusk County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #403 of 1,356 scored counties
#21 of 109 scored counties in Texas

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$15.3M
On personal care products and services · $850 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
35% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,854
+5.0% since 2020

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

What this means

Household spending on personal care products and services in Rusk County comes to about $15.3M a year: $850 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per shop, 35% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

Rusk County has 6 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Rusk County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 29 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Rusk County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Rusk County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #403 of 1,356 scored counties and #21 of 109 scored counties in Texas.

How Rusk 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 Rusk County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureRusk CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.36.95.3
Spending per listing$2.6M$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+5.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$850$937$1,005
Median household income$68,658$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score6234

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
29Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Rusk 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 Rusk County

Population, 2025 estimate
54,854+5.0% since 2020
Households
18,027
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
924 sq. mi.
People per square mile
57
Median household income
$68,658+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,041
Median home value
$171,300
Jobs located here
12,491
Daytime population
43,759Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for barbershops, numbered among those based in Texas, with Rusk 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
21Rusk County, TX6263.3$2.6M+5.0%#403 of 1,356

Other business types in Rusk County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Rusk County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 barbershops in Rusk County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Rusk County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 29 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $15.3M a year, or $850 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 18,027 households in Rusk County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rusk County has 3.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Rusk County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Rusk County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Rusk County at 54,854 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,027 households. The median household income in Rusk County is $68,658 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% 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. Rusk County scores 62 for barbershops (upper middle), #403 of 1,356 scored counties.

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