Beauty and personal care · County · Indiana
Barbershops in DeKalb County, IN
How DeKalb County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #162 of 1,356 scored counties
#12 of 40 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $16.3M
- On personal care products and services · $951 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 73% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,535
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in DeKalb County comes to about $16.3M a year: $951 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 73% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 5 barbershops on map listings in DeKalb County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.9, 45% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in DeKalb County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show DeKalb County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in DeKalb County is 73 (upper middle), #162 of 1,356 scored counties and #12 of 40 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How DeKalb 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 | DeKalb County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $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 | +2.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $951 | $971 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $74,331 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 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
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,535+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 17,096
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 363 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 121
- Median household income
- $74,331+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,977
- Median home value
- $194,100
- Jobs located here
- 21,740
- Daytime population
- 43,616Residents 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 |
| 12DeKalb County, IN | 73 | 5 | 2.9 | $3.3M | +2.9% | #162 of 1,356 |
Other business types in DeKalb 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 spas72
- Hair salons77
- Barbershops73
- Nail salons70
- Spas and skin care72
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in DeKalb County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 barbershops in DeKalb County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in DeKalb County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in DeKalb County, IN spend on personal care products and services?
About $16.3M a year, or $951 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 17,096 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, IN compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
DeKalb County has 2.9 barbershops per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.3M, 73% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 9, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is DeKalb County, IN growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 44,535 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,096 households. The median household income in DeKalb County is $74,331 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.7% 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. DeKalb County scores 73 for barbershops (upper middle), #162 of 1,356 scored counties.
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