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Barbershops in Hancock County, IN
The barbershops in Hancock County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 91 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #10 of 1,356 scored counties
#2 of 40 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $37.3M
- On personal care products and services · $1,113 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 80% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 90,969
- +13.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Hancock County is 91 (very high), #10 of 1,356 scored counties and #2 of 40 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for barbershops.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Hancock County comes to about $37.3M a year: $1,113 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 80% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 11 barbershops on map listings in Hancock County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Hancock County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Hancock County grew 13.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hancock 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 | Hancock County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $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 | +13.5% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,113 | $971 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $93,186 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 91 | 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
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 90,969+13.5% since 2020
- Households
- 33,474
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 306 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 275
- Median household income
- $93,186+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,107
- Median home value
- $274,800
- Jobs located here
- 27,824
- Daytime population
- 66,104Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for barbershops, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Hancock 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 |
Other business types in Hancock 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 spas75
- Hair salons74
- Barbershops91
- Nail salons90
- Spas and skin care79
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Hancock County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 barbershops in Hancock County. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Hancock County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hancock County, IN spend on personal care products and services?
About $37.3M a year, or $1,113 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 33,474 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hancock County, IN compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Hancock County has 3.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.4M, 80% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Hancock County would have about 20, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Hancock County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Hancock County at 90,969 people in 2025, up 13.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,474 households. The median household income in Hancock County is $93,186 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.8% 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. Hancock County scores 91 for barbershops (very high), #10 of 1,356 scored counties.
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