Market rankings · Indiana
Barbershops in Indiana
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Indiana, ranked by the Groundwork market score for barbershops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,200
- 172 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 126
- +53.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.6B
- On personal care products and services
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 17% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #24 of 51
- Market score 49 · Lower middle
A site report maps the barbershops on map listings around any address in Indiana by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Indiana has 1,200 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Indiana comes to about $2.6B a year: $971 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per shop, 17% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
In 2023, official counts showed 126 businesses with payroll in Indiana classed as barber shops, up 53.7% from 2019. That is one for every 21,556 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 28.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Indiana.
Among the 50 states and DC, Indiana ranks #24 for barbershops, with a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Indiana, the Columbus metro area scores highest (77). Of the 14 scored small-town markets in or partly in Indiana, the Warsaw area scores highest (83).
Every market in Indiana for barbershops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Indiana, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbus, IN | 77 | 12 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +4.3% | #12 of 387 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 69 | 400 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +2.7% | #59 of 387 |
| 2Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 63 | 443 | 5.3 | $2M | +5.4% | #92 of 387 |
| 3Bloomington, IN | 61 | 18 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +2.0% | #100 of 387 |
| 4Terre Haute, IN | 58 | 16 | 2.4 | $3.6M | +0.3% | #124 of 387 |
| 5Muncie, IN | 49 | 16 | 3.5 | $2.4M | +1.2% | #196 of 387 |
| 6Evansville, IN | 49 | 58 | 5.1 | $1.9M | +1.6% | #199 of 387 |
| 7South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 48 | 52 | 4.0 | $2.3M | +0.1% | #206 of 387 |
| 8Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 48 | 18 | 4.1 | $2.3M | −0.9% | #207 of 387 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 48 | 2,051 | 5.6 | $2M | 0.0% | #208 of 387 |
| 9Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 47 | 27 | 3.0 | $3.1M | +2.1% | #215 of 387 |
| 10Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 47 | 30 | 4.1 | $2.3M | +0.9% | #218 of 387 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 47 | 315 | 5.6 | $1.6M | +2.9% | #226 of 387 |
| 11Fort Wayne, IN | 45 | 93 | 5.1 | $1.9M | +3.9% | #246 of 387 |
| 12Kokomo, IN | 31 | 20 | 5.6 | $1.6M | +0.4% | #324 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warsaw, IN | 83 | 6 | 1.9 | $5.2M | +0.9% | #19 of 377 |
| 2Auburn, IN | 82 | 5 | 2.9 | $3.3M | +2.9% | #24 of 377 |
| 3Jasper, IN | 81 | 5 | 2.8 | $3.5M | +0.9% | #26 of 377 |
| 4Angola, IN | 73 | 5 | 3.6 | $2.7M | +1.0% | #51 of 377 |
| 5Richmond, IN | 66 | 5 | 1.9 | $4.6M | −0.5% | #91 of 377 |
| 6Plymouth, IN | 66 | 7 | 3.9 | $2.4M | +1.2% | #96 of 377 |
| 7Bedford, IN | 65 | 7 | 3.7 | $2.5M | +1.2% | #100 of 377 |
| 8Seymour, IN | 59 | 9 | 5.0 | $1.9M | +1.9% | #139 of 377 |
| 9Wabash, IN | 56 | 5 | 3.9 | $2.3M | −0.7% | #155 of 377 |
| 10Madison, IN | 53 | 6 | 4.7 | $1.9M | +0.6% | #177 of 377 |
| 11Frankfort, IN | 53 | 6 | 4.8 | $1.9M | +0.4% | #178 of 377 |
| 12Marion, IN | 41 | 12 | 4.5 | $1.9M | 0.0% | #245 of 377 |
| 13New Castle, IN | 37 | 12 | 6.4 | $1.4M | +0.5% | #275 of 377 |
| 14Logansport, IN | 34 | 9 | 6.0 | $1.4M | +0.1% | #288 of 377 |
| Kendallville, IN | Not scored | 4 | 2.2 | $4.3M | +1.0% | |
| Crawfordsville, IN | Not scored | 3 | 1.9 | $4.9M | +2.7% | |
| Greencastle, IN | Not scored | 4 | 2.8 | $3.4M | +3.2% | |
| Huntington, IN | Not scored | 4 | 2.6 | $3.5M | +1.6% | |
| Decatur, IN | Not scored | 2 | 1.6 | $5.7M | +2.2% | |
| Vincennes, IN | Not scored | 3 | 2.0 | $4.5M | −1.7% | |
| Peru, IN | Not scored | 3 | 2.3 | $3.9M | −3.9% | |
| Washington, IN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.5% | |
| Greensburg, IN | Not scored | 3 | 2.8 | $3.4M | +0.4% | |
| Monticello, IN | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | $9.5M | +2.0% | |
| Connersville, IN | Not scored | 1 | 1.1 | $8.1M | +0.7% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boone County, IN | 95 | 9 | 3.1 | $3.9M | +13.5% | #2 of 1,356 |
| 2Hancock County, IN | 91 | 11 | 3.3 | $3.4M | +13.5% | #10 of 1,356 |
| 3Morgan County, IN | 84 | 7 | 2.5 | $4.1M | +4.4% | #38 of 1,356 |
| 4Warrick County, IN | 84 | 8 | 3.2 | $3.4M | +4.4% | #40 of 1,356 |
| 5Dearborn County, IN | 77 | 5 | 2.5 | $4.1M | +1.7% | #99 of 1,356 |
| 6Bartholomew County, IN | 77 | 12 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +4.3% | #108 of 1,356 |
| 7Hendricks County, IN | 75 | 24 | 3.6 | $3.2M | +10.2% | #135 of 1,356 |
| 8Porter County, IN | 75 | 23 | 3.4 | $3.2M | +1.6% | #136 of 1,356 |
| 9Johnson County, IN | 75 | 30 | 4.8 | $2.3M | +7.4% | #141 of 1,356 |
| 10Kosciusko County, IN | 74 | 6 | 1.9 | $5.2M | +0.9% | #142 of 1,356 |
| 11Hamilton County, IN | 74 | 59 | 4.3 | $3M | +10.9% | #151 of 1,356 |
| 12DeKalb County, IN | 73 | 5 | 2.9 | $3.3M | +2.9% | #162 of 1,356 |
| 13Dubois County, IN | 72 | 5 | 2.8 | $3.5M | +0.9% | #177 of 1,356 |
| 14Madison County, IN | 66 | 17 | 3.2 | $2.8M | +3.8% | #301 of 1,356 |
| 15Monroe County, IN | 65 | 17 | 2.9 | $3.3M | +1.9% | #327 of 1,356 |
| 16Floyd County, IN | 65 | 14 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +2.0% | #338 of 1,356 |
| 17Steuben County, IN | 64 | 5 | 3.6 | $2.7M | +1.0% | #361 of 1,356 |
| 18Wayne County, IN | 60 | 5 | 1.9 | $4.6M | −0.5% | #439 of 1,356 |
| 19Clark County, IN | 59 | 24 | 4.7 | $2.1M | +7.5% | #468 of 1,356 |
| 20Marshall County, IN | 57 | 7 | 3.9 | $2.4M | +1.2% | #522 of 1,356 |
| 21Lawrence County, IN | 56 | 7 | 3.7 | $2.5M | +1.2% | #540 of 1,356 |
| 22Vigo County, IN | 55 | 12 | 2.8 | $3M | +0.4% | #557 of 1,356 |
| 23Elkhart County, IN | 54 | 30 | 4.1 | $2.3M | +0.9% | #596 of 1,356 |
| 24Delaware County, IN | 51 | 16 | 3.5 | $2.4M | +1.2% | #669 of 1,356 |
| 25LaPorte County, IN | 51 | 18 | 4.1 | $2.3M | −0.9% | #672 of 1,356 |
Show all 92 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Wabash County, IN | 50 | 5 | 3.9 | $2.3M | −0.7% | #691 of 1,356 |
| 27Jackson County, IN | 50 | 9 | 5.0 | $1.9M | +1.9% | #697 of 1,356 |
| 28Lake County, IN | 48 | 155 | 7.9 | $1.2M | +1.1% | #764 of 1,356 |
| 29Tippecanoe County, IN | 47 | 25 | 3.3 | $2.7M | +2.2% | #766 of 1,356 |
| 30St. Joseph County, IN | 47 | 49 | 4.6 | $2.1M | +0.1% | #774 of 1,356 |
| 31Jefferson County, IN | 45 | 6 | 4.7 | $1.9M | +0.6% | #829 of 1,356 |
| 32Marion County, IN | 45 | 283 | 7.1 | $1.3M | +1.6% | #842 of 1,356 |
| 33Clinton County, IN | 44 | 6 | 4.8 | $1.9M | +0.4% | #852 of 1,356 |
| 34Allen County, IN | 44 | 89 | 5.7 | $1.7M | +4.2% | #857 of 1,356 |
| 35Vanderburgh County, IN | 40 | 47 | 6.0 | $1.5M | +0.9% | #933 of 1,356 |
| 36Grant County, IN | 36 | 12 | 4.5 | $1.9M | 0.0% | #996 of 1,356 |
| 37Howard County, IN | 36 | 20 | 5.6 | $1.6M | +0.4% | #1,002 of 1,356 |
| 38Henry County, IN | 31 | 12 | 6.4 | $1.4M | +0.5% | #1,084 of 1,356 |
| 39Orange County, IN | 30 | 5 | 6.3 | $1.4M | −0.1% | #1,104 of 1,356 |
| 40Cass County, IN | 28 | 9 | 6.0 | $1.4M | +0.1% | #1,134 of 1,356 |
| Noble County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 2.2 | $4.3M | +1.0% | |
| Shelby County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 0.5 | $17.6M | +1.8% | |
| LaGrange County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | $13.2M | +1.9% | |
| Harrison County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 2.6 | $3.7M | +1.9% | |
| Montgomery County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 1.9 | $4.9M | +2.7% | |
| Putnam County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 2.8 | $3.4M | +3.2% | |
| Huntington County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 2.6 | $3.5M | +1.6% | |
| Adams County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 1.6 | $5.7M | +2.2% | |
| Knox County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 2.0 | $4.5M | −1.7% | |
| Miami County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 2.3 | $3.9M | −3.9% | |
| Whitley County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 1.4 | $6.9M | +2.1% | |
| Daviess County, IN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.5% | |
| Jasper County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 3.1 | $3.1M | +3.0% | |
| Gibson County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 1.5 | $6.3M | +0.1% | |
| Greene County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 3.1 | $2.9M | +1.2% | |
| Ripley County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 2.6 | $3.6M | +1.6% | |
| Wells County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 1.7 | $5.4M | +2.6% | |
| Washington County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 1.8 | $5M | +0.5% | |
| Jennings County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $10M | +0.1% | |
| Decatur County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 2.8 | $3.4M | +0.4% | |
| Clay County, IN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Posey County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 2.8 | $3.5M | −0.8% | |
| White County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | $9.5M | +2.0% | |
| Scott County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | $8.4M | +2.8% | |
| Randolph County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 2.9 | $3M | +0.1% | |
| Starke County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 3.3 | $2.6M | +0.1% | |
| Fayette County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 1.1 | $8.1M | +0.7% | |
| Franklin County, IN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.2% | |
| Owen County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 1.2 | $7.7M | +2.6% | |
| Sullivan County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 2.6 | $3.4M | +0.1% | |
| Carroll County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | $3.7M | +1.6% | |
| Fulton County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 5.0 | $1.8M | −1.9% | |
| Jay County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 2.6 | $3.3M | −1.8% | |
| Spencer County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | $3.8M | +1.2% | |
| Perry County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 1.3 | $6.7M | +1.2% | |
| Rush County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 3.0 | $3M | 0.0% | |
| Fountain County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $6.1M | +3.2% | |
| Parke County, IN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.0% | |
| Brown County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $6.8M | +1.9% | |
| Vermillion County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 3.0 | $2.8M | +0.6% | |
| Tipton County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $6.1M | −0.4% | |
| Newton County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 5.2 | $1.7M | +2.9% | |
| Pulaski County, IN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.4% | |
| Pike County, IN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.0% | |
| Blackford County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 3.9 | $2.2M | −3.1% | |
| Crawford County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 2.2 | $3.7M | −0.2% | |
| Switzerland County, IN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.1% | |
| Martin County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 2.6 | $3.6M | +0.5% | |
| Benton County, IN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.0% | |
| Warren County, IN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.6% | |
| Union County, IN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.1% | |
| Ohio County, IN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.2% |
Markets with fewer than 5 barbershops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many barbershops are in Indiana?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,200 barbershops in Indiana. 172 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 126 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, up 53.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 2,390 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Indiana spend on personal care products and services?
About $2.6B a year, or $971 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,200 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 2,716,009 households in Indiana and national spending patterns by income.
How does Indiana compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Indiana has 4.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.2M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Indiana would have about 1,399, against 1,200 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 21,556 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count rose 53.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
Which market in Indiana has the highest market score for barbershops?
Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Indiana, the Columbus metro area scores highest, at 77 (high). Among 14 scored small-town markets in or partly in Indiana, the Warsaw area scores highest, at 83 (high). Among 40 scored counties in Indiana, Boone County scores highest, at 95 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Indiana scores 49 for barbershops (lower middle), #24 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Indiana. It maps the barbershops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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