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Barbershops in Carroll County, IN

How Carroll County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.4M
On personal care products and services · $920 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
20,655
+1.6% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Carroll County comes to about $7.4M a year: $920 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 2 barbershops on map listings in Carroll County as of September 2026. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Carroll County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Carroll County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 barbershops on map listings, Carroll County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Carroll 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.

Barbershops in Carroll County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureCarroll CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.54.45.3
Spending per listing$3.7M$2.2M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a21,55616,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+53.7%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$920$971$1,005
Median household income$65,645$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored49

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
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
21 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,655+1.6% since 2020
Households
8,085
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
372 sq. mi.
People per square mile
55
Median household income
$65,645+19.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,202
Median home value
$180,900
Jobs located here
5,820
Daytime population
16,066Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for barbershops, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Carroll County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Boone County, IN9593.1$3.9M+13.5%#2 of 1,356
2Hancock County, IN91113.3$3.4M+13.5%#10 of 1,356
3Morgan County, IN8472.5$4.1M+4.4%#38 of 1,356
4Warrick County, IN8483.2$3.4M+4.4%#40 of 1,356
5Dearborn County, IN7752.5$4.1M+1.7%#99 of 1,356
6Bartholomew County, IN77123.6$2.8M+4.3%#108 of 1,356
7Hendricks County, IN75243.6$3.2M+10.2%#135 of 1,356
8Porter County, IN75233.4$3.2M+1.6%#136 of 1,356
9Johnson County, IN75304.8$2.3M+7.4%#141 of 1,356
10Kosciusko County, IN7461.9$5.2M+0.9%#142 of 1,356
Carroll County, INNot scored22.5$3.7M+1.6%

Other business types in Carroll County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Carroll County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 barbershops in Carroll County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Carroll County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Carroll County, IN spend on personal care products and services?

About $7.4M a year, or $920 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 8,085 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Carroll County, IN compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Carroll County has 2 barbershops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Carroll County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Carroll County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Carroll County at 20,655 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,085 households. The median household income in Carroll County is $65,645 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Carroll County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Carroll County. 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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