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Barbershops in Indian River County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Indian River County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #788 of 1,356 scored counties
#25 of 50 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 45
- 6 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $64.4M
- On personal care products and services · $910 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 172,799
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 barbershops in Indian River County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.4 per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Indian River County comes to about $64.4M a year: $910 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 24% 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 Indian River County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 62 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Indian River County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Indian River County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #788 of 1,356 scored counties and #25 of 50 scored counties in Florida.
How Indian River County compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Indian River County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 7.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 10,833 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +47.7% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $910 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $73,491 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 27 |
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
- 62Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 456 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 Indian River 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 Indian River County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 172,799+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 70,816
- Median age
- 52.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 503 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 332
- Median household income
- $73,491+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,404
- Median home value
- $351,500
- Jobs located here
- 57,126
- Daytime population
- 157,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for barbershops, numbered among those based in Florida, with Indian River County marked.
Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Walton County, FL | 88 | 8 | 2.3 | $4.2M | +22.9% | #22 of 1,356 |
| 2Sumter County, FL | 83 | 14 | 2.0 | $4.5M | +21.1% | #44 of 1,356 |
| 3St. Johns County, FL | 80 | 31 | 2.7 | $4.2M | +25.0% | #68 of 1,356 |
| 4Nassau County, FL | 73 | 17 | 4.3 | $2.3M | +17.4% | #171 of 1,356 |
| 5Santa Rosa County, FL | 72 | 30 | 4.1 | $2.4M | +11.7% | #189 of 1,356 |
| 6Flagler County, FL | 63 | 25 | 4.8 | $1.9M | +21.0% | #391 of 1,356 |
| 7Manatee County, FL | 63 | 93 | 5.3 | $1.8M | +16.6% | #395 of 1,356 |
| 8Putnam County, FL | 60 | 8 | 2.6 | $2.9M | +5.9% | #444 of 1,356 |
| 9Volusia County, FL | 59 | 123 | 5.1 | $1.7M | +9.1% | #472 of 1,356 |
| 10Charlotte County, FL | 58 | 43 | 4.7 | $1.8M | +15.5% | #499 of 1,356 |
| 25Indian River County, FL | 47 | 45 | 6.4 | $1.4M | +7.7% | #788 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Indian River 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 spas36
- Hair salons39
- Barbershops47
- Nail salons44
- Spas and skin care41
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Indian River County, FL?
There are 45 barbershops on map listings in Indian River County as of September 2026. 6 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Indian River County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 62 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Indian River County, FL spend on personal care products and services?
About $64.4M a year, or $910 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 70,816 households in Indian River County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Indian River County, FL compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Indian River County has 6.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.4M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Indian River County would have about 34, against 45 on map listings.
How fast is Indian River County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Indian River County at 172,799 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,816 households. Median household income in Indian River County is $73,491, 9% 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. Indian River County scores 47 for barbershops (lower middle), #788 of 1,356 scored counties.
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