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Barbershops in Van Zandt County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #756 of 1,356 scored counties
#44 of 109 scored counties in Texas

Listings
12
3 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$19.1M
On personal care products and services · $844 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
66,130
+10.7% 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

Households in Van Zandt County spend about $19.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $844 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

Van Zandt County has 12 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 25%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 5.3 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Van Zandt County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Van Zandt County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Van Zandt County is 48 (lower middle), #756 of 1,356 scored counties and #44 of 109 scored counties in Texas.

How Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureVan Zandt CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.36.95.3
Spending per listing$1.6M$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+10.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$844$937$1,005
Median household income$69,475$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4834

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
21Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
123 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt County

Population, 2025 estimate
66,130+10.7% since 2020
Households
22,682
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
843 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$69,475+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,380
Median home value
$222,100
Jobs located here
12,630
Daytime population
54,002Residents 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 Van Zandt 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
44Van Zandt County, TX48125.3$1.6M+10.7%#756 of 1,356

Other business types in Van Zandt County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Van Zandt County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 barbershops in Van Zandt County. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Van Zandt County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 21 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $19.1M a year, or $844 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 22,682 households in Van Zandt County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Van Zandt 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 U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Van Zandt County would have about 10, against 12 on map listings.

How fast is Van Zandt County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Van Zandt County at 66,130 people in 2025, up 10.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,682 households. The median household income in Van Zandt County is $69,475 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.1% 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. Van Zandt County scores 48 for barbershops (lower middle), #756 of 1,356 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for barbershops · All 56 business types in Van Zandt County

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