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Barbershops in Travis County, TX
The barbershops in Travis County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #340 of 1,356 scored counties
#13 of 109 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 275
- 49 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- +42.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $622.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,066 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,389,670
- +7.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 275 barbershops in Travis County. Of those, 49 are chain locations, or 18%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 4.7 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Travis County comes to about $622.5M a year: $1,066 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 275 barbershops, that is $2.3M per shop, 20% above 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 47 businesses with payroll in Travis County classed as barber shops, up 42.4% from 2019. That is one for every 12,420 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 386 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $575K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Travis County.
Population estimates show Travis County grew 7.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Travis County is 65 (upper middle), #340 of 1,356 scored counties and #13 of 109 scored counties in Texas.
How Travis 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 | Travis County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 6.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $1.4M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,420 | 18,170 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +42.4% | +65.8% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,066 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $99,611 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 47+42.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 279
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 386Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 27549 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 330The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $575K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Travis 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 Travis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,389,670+7.2% since 2020
- Households
- 583,747
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 994 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,338
- Median household income
- $99,611+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $143,003
- Median home value
- $523,000
- Jobs located here
- 947,590
- Daytime population
- 1,630,736Residents 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 Travis 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 |
| 13Travis County, TX | 65 | 275 | 4.7 | $2.3M | +7.2% | #340 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Travis 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 spas48
- Hair salons56
- Barbershops65
- Nail salons62
- 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 Travis County, TX?
There are 275 barbershops on map listings in Travis County as of September 2026. 49 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, up 42.4% from 2019. Another 386 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Travis County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $622.5M a year, or $1,066 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 275 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 583,747 households in Travis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Travis County, TX compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Travis County has 4.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Travis County would have about 330, against 275 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,420 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count rose 42.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Travis County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Travis County at 1,389,670 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 583,747 households. Median household income in Travis County is $99,611, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.3%, 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. Travis County scores 65 for barbershops (upper middle), #340 of 1,356 scored counties.
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