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Barbershops in Williamson County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Williamson County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #269 of 1,356 scored counties
#10 of 109 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 132
- 28 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $279.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,108 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 752,827
- +22.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 132 barbershops in Williamson County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $1,108 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Williamson County spend about $279.7M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $2.1M per shop, 12% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Williamson County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 14,018 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 182 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Williamson County grew 22.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Williamson County is 69 (upper middle), #269 of 1,356 scored counties and #10 of 109 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Williamson 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 | Williamson County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 6.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $1.4M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,018 | 18,170 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +65.8% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +22.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,108 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $111,340 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 182Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13228 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 148The 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 Williamson 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 Williamson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 752,827+22.3% since 2020
- Households
- 252,323
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,116 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 603
- Median household income
- $111,340+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $140,407
- Median home value
- $447,000
- Jobs located here
- 238,920
- Daytime population
- 563,844Residents 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 Williamson 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 |
Other business types in Williamson 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 spas46
- Hair salons52
- Barbershops69
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care47
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Williamson County, TX?
Williamson County has 132 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 28 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 182 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Williamson County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $279.7M a year, or $1,108 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 132 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 252,323 households in Williamson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Williamson County, TX compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Williamson County has 5.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Williamson County would have about 148, against 132 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,018 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Williamson County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Williamson County at 752,827 people in 2025, up 22.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 252,323 households. Median household income in Williamson County is $111,340, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. Williamson County scores 69 for barbershops (upper middle), #269 of 1,356 scored counties.
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