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Barbershops in Fountain County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Fountain County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.1M
On personal care products and services · $875 a household
Spending per listing
$6.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
17,013
+3.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 barbershop in Fountain County. That is 1.4 per 10,000 households.

At $875 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Fountain County spend about $6.1M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $6.1M per shop. 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 Fountain County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Fountain County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 barbershop on map listings, Fountain County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Fountain 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 Fountain County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureFountain CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.44.45.3
Spending per listing$6.1M$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+3.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$875$971$1,005
Median household income$62,542$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
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Fountain 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 Fountain County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,013+3.2% since 2020
Households
6,941
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
396 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$62,542+18.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,642
Median home value
$143,400
Jobs located here
4,257
Daytime population
13,338Residents 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 Fountain 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
Fountain County, INNot scored11.4$6.1M+3.2%

Other business types in Fountain County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Fountain County, IN?

There is 1 barbershop on map listings in Fountain County as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Fountain County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $6.1M a year, or $875 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 barbershop on map listings, it comes to $6.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,941 households in Fountain County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fountain County has 1 barbershop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Fountain County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Fountain County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Fountain County at 17,013 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,941 households. Median household income in Fountain County is $62,542, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.3%, 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. Fountain County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for barbershops · All 56 business types in Fountain County

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