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Barbershops in Delaware County, IN
How Delaware 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #669 of 1,356 scored counties
#24 of 40 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 16
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $39.2M
- On personal care products and services · $847 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 113,106
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Delaware County spend about $39.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $847 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per shop, 30% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Delaware County has 16 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Delaware County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Delaware County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Delaware County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #669 of 1,356 scored counties and #24 of 40 scored counties in Indiana.
How Delaware 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 | Delaware County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $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 | +1.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $847 | $971 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $58,127 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 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
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 161 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Delaware 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 Delaware County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 113,106+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 46,256
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 392 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 286
- Median household income
- $58,127+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,454
- Median home value
- $139,400
- Jobs located here
- 44,237
- Daytime population
- 112,299Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Delaware County?
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for barbershops, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Delaware County marked.
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 |
| 24Delaware County, IN | 51 | 16 | 3.5 | $2.4M | +1.2% | #669 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Delaware 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 spas45
- Hair salons51
- Barbershops51
- Nail salons59
- Spas and skin care42
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Delaware County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 barbershops in Delaware County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Delaware County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Delaware County, IN spend on personal care products and services?
About $39.2M a year, or $847 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 46,256 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware County, IN compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Delaware County has 3.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Delaware County would have about 21, against 16 on map listings.
How fast is Delaware County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Delaware County at 113,106 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,256 households. The median household income in Delaware County is $58,127 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Delaware County scores 51 for barbershops (upper middle), #669 of 1,356 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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