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Barbershops in Jefferson County, IN

How Jefferson 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #829 of 1,356 scored counties
#31 of 40 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$11.6M
On personal care products and services · $907 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.7
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,279
+0.6% 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

Households in Jefferson County spend about $11.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $907 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 barbershops, that is $1.9M per shop, 3% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 6 barbershops on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.7 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Jefferson County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Jefferson County grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Jefferson County is 45 (lower middle), #829 of 1,356 scored counties and #31 of 40 scored counties in Indiana.

How Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.74.45.3
Spending per listing$1.9M$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+0.6%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$907$971$1,005
Median household income$64,577$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4549

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
9Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,279+0.6% since 2020
Households
12,790
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
361 sq. mi.
People per square mile
91
Median household income
$64,577+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,160
Median home value
$194,600
Jobs located here
12,163
Daytime population
31,641Residents 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 Jefferson 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
31Jefferson County, IN4564.7$1.9M+0.6%#829 of 1,356

Other business types in Jefferson County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Jefferson County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 barbershops in Jefferson County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Jefferson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $11.6M a year, or $907 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 12,790 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jefferson County has 4.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.9M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending.

How fast is Jefferson County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 33,279 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,790 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $64,577 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.5% 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. Jefferson County scores 45 for barbershops (lower middle), #829 of 1,356 scored counties.

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 Jefferson County

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