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Barbershops in Tarrant County, TX
The barbershops in Tarrant County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #864 of 1,356 scored counties
#49 of 109 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 561
- 83 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 71
- +42.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $756.7M
- On personal care products and services · $967 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,248,466
- +6.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 561 barbershops in Tarrant County. Of those, 83 are chain locations, or 15%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 7.2 per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Tarrant County comes to about $756.7M a year: $967 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Tarrant County was 71 in 2023, up 42.0% from 2019. That is one for every 11,020 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 1,572 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $300K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Tarrant County.
Population estimates show Tarrant County grew 6.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Tarrant County is 44 (lower middle), #864 of 1,356 scored counties and #49 of 109 scored counties in Texas.
How Tarrant 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 | Tarrant County | 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 | 11,020 | 18,170 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +42.0% | +65.8% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $967 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $84,207 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 50 → 71+42.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 467
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,572Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 56183 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 401The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Tarrant 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 Tarrant County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,248,466+6.3% since 2020
- Households
- 782,419
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 865 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,504
- Median household income
- $84,207+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,895
- Median home value
- $323,900
- Jobs located here
- 1,082,620
- Daytime population
- 2,204,028Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for barbershops, numbered among those based in Texas, with Tarrant County marked.
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 |
| 49Tarrant County, TX | 44 | 561 | 7.2 | $1.3M | +6.3% | #864 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Tarrant 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 spas37
- Hair salons44
- Barbershops44
- Nail salons43
- Spas and skin care39
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Tarrant County, TX?
There are 561 barbershops on map listings in Tarrant County as of September 2026. 83 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, up 42.0% from 2019. Official counts list 1,572 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Tarrant County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $756.7M a year, or $967 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 561 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 782,419 households in Tarrant County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tarrant County, TX compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Tarrant County has 7.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.3M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Tarrant County would have about 401, against 561 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,020 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count rose 42.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Tarrant County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Tarrant County at 2,248,466 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 782,419 households. Median household income in Tarrant County is $84,207, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Tarrant County scores 44 for barbershops (lower middle), #864 of 1,356 scored counties.
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