Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Indiana
Barbershops in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #92 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana
- Listings
- 443
- 73 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $878.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,042 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,205,695
- +5.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 443 barbershops in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area. Of those, 73 are chain locations, or 16%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.3, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $1,042 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area spend about $878.1M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $2M per shop, 5% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area was 47 in 2023. That is one for every 17,931 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 961 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $878K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area grew 5.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #92 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area 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 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.2M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 17,931 | 21,556 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +53.7% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.4% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,042 | $971 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $79,852 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 47
- Employees, 2023
- 278
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 961Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 44373 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 466The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $878K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area, 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 the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,205,695+5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 842,765
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 4,086 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 521
- Median household income
- $79,852
- Average household income
- $109,117
- Median home value
- $265,900
- Jobs located here
- 1,145,198
- Daytime population
- 2,228,376Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Indiana for barbershops, numbered among those based in Indiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbus, IN | 77 | 12 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +4.3% | #12 of 387 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 69 | 400 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +2.7% | #59 of 387 |
| 2Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 63 | 443 | 5.3 | $2M | +5.4% | #92 of 387 |
| 3Bloomington, IN | 61 | 18 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +2.0% | #100 of 387 |
| 4Terre Haute, IN | 58 | 16 | 2.4 | $3.6M | +0.3% | #124 of 387 |
| 5Muncie, IN | 49 | 16 | 3.5 | $2.4M | +1.2% | #196 of 387 |
| 6Evansville, IN | 49 | 58 | 5.1 | $1.9M | +1.6% | #199 of 387 |
| 7South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 48 | 52 | 4.0 | $2.3M | +0.1% | #206 of 387 |
| 8Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 48 | 18 | 4.1 | $2.3M | −0.9% | #207 of 387 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 48 | 2,051 | 5.6 | $2M | 0.0% | #208 of 387 |
Other business types in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area
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 spas62
- Hair salons60
- Barbershops63
- Nail salons71
- Spas and skin care60
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area?
There are 443 barbershops on map listings in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area as of September 2026. 73 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 961 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $878.1M a year, or $1,042 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 443 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 842,765 households in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area has 5.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area would have about 466, against 443 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,931 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area at 2,205,695 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 842,765 households. Median household income in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area is $79,852, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area scores 63 for barbershops (upper middle), #92 of 387 scored metro areas.
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