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Barbershops in Young County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Young County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,140 of 1,356 scored counties
#77 of 109 scored counties in Texas

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.4M
On personal care products and services · $835 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,154
+1.7% 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

Young County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #1,140 of 1,356 scored counties and #77 of 109 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 barbershops in Young County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Young County comes to about $6.4M a year: $835 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per shop, 32% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Young County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Young County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Young 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 Young County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureYoung CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.56.95.3
Spending per listing$1.3M$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+1.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$835$937$1,005
Median household income$68,010$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score2834

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
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Young 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 Young County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,154+1.7% since 2020
Households
7,643
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
915 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$68,010+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,767
Median home value
$175,800
Jobs located here
6,560
Daytime population
16,034Residents 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 Young 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
77Young County, TX2856.5$1.3M+1.7%#1,140 of 1,356

Other business types in Young County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Young County, TX?

Young County has 5 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Young County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $6.4M a year, or $835 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 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 7,643 households in Young County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Young County has 6.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.3M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Young County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Young County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Young County at 18,154 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,643 households. Median household income in Young County is $68,010, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Young County scores 28 for barbershops (lower middle), #1,140 of 1,356 scored counties.

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