Local market report · November 2026

Barbershops in Winston-Salem, NC: who shows up online

We looked at the top 20 barbershops Google shows for Winston-Salem. 85% have a website, and 38% of those sites tell search engines what kind of business they are.

The top 20 barbershops on Google, measured

  • 85%have a website
  • 38%of sites use LocalBusiness markup
  • 31%of sites publish llms.txt
  • 31%of sites run Google Analytics or Tag Manager
  • 4.8★average Google rating
  • 154median Google reviews

20 businesses from the Google results for “barbershop in Winston-Salem, NC”. 17 list a website; we checked the homepage of the 16 that loaded.

Who ChatGPT recommends

“What is the best barbershop in Winston-Salem, NC?”

  1. Washington Park Barber Shop
  2. Ardmore Barber Shop
  3. Black Oak Barber Shop
  4. La Barberia Barbershop & Social Club
  5. V's Barbershop - Winston-Salem

5 of the 20 businesses in the Google results were named.

The review leaders

BusinessRatingReviewsNamed by ChatGPT
Sport Clips Haircuts of Winston Salem -Thruway Center4.91039No
La Barberia Barbershop & Social Club4.91038Yes
V's Barbershop - Winston-Salem4.81032Yes
Hawk & Fade Barbershop4.9749No
Ardmore Barber Shop4.8530Yes

What this means for your shop

  • Only 31% of the sites we checked publish an llms.txt file for AI assistants.

  • The median shop in this list has 154 Google reviews.

  • ChatGPT named 5 of these 20 businesses when asked for a recommendation.

Barbershops in Winston-Salem: questions

What do most barbershops in Winston-Salem miss online?

Structured data and AI files. 38% of sites have LocalBusiness markup and 31% have llms.txt.

How many reviews do the leading barbershops in Winston-Salem have?

The median in this list is 154 reviews, with an average rating of 4.8.

How do I find out where my own business stands?

Request the free 42-point check. It checks 42 points, including what ChatGPT and Claude answer about your city.

Where does your business stand?

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Method: HopperCat pulled the top Google results for “barbershop in Winston-Salem, NC” on November 12, 2026, checked each business homepage for HTTPS, mobile setup, LocalBusiness markup, llms.txt, AI-crawler rules and analytics, and asked ChatGPT the question above with web search on. Ratings and review counts are Google's at that date.