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Barbershops in Bartholomew County, IN
The barbershops in Bartholomew County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #108 of 1,356 scored counties
#6 of 40 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 12
- 3 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $33.9M
- On personal care products and services · $1,017 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 50% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,729
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
For barbershops, Bartholomew County has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #108 of 1,356 scored counties and #6 of 40 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for barbershops.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 barbershops in Bartholomew County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 25%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Bartholomew County spend about $33.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,017 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per shop, 50% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Bartholomew County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bartholomew County grew 4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Bartholomew County compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Bartholomew County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.2M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 21,556 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +53.7% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,017 | $971 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $79,901 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 49 |
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
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 123 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Bartholomew 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 Bartholomew County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,729+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 33,359
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 407 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 205
- Median household income
- $79,901+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,124
- Median home value
- $232,800
- Jobs located here
- 52,041
- Daytime population
- 94,547Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Indiana
| 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 |
Other business types in Bartholomew 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 spas68
- Hair salons74
- Barbershops77
- Nail salons65
- Spas and skin care68
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Bartholomew County, IN?
There are 12 barbershops on map listings in Bartholomew County as of September 2026. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Bartholomew County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bartholomew County, IN spend on personal care products and services?
About $33.9M a year, or $1,017 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,359 households in Bartholomew County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bartholomew County, IN compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Bartholomew County has 3.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 50% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Bartholomew County would have about 18, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is Bartholomew County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Bartholomew County at 85,729 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,359 households. Median household income in Bartholomew County is $79,901, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Bartholomew County scores 77 for barbershops (high), #108 of 1,356 scored counties.
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