Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Indiana
Barbershops in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area
The barbershops in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #215 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana
- Listings
- 27
- 5 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $82.6M
- On personal care products and services · $911 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 62% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 228,468
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 barbershops in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area comes to about $82.6M a year: $911 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per shop, 62% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area classed as barber shops. That is one for every 6,047 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 68 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area is 47 (lower middle), #215 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana.
How the Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 | Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.2M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,047 | 21,556 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +53.7% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $911 | $971 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $62,011 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15
- Employees, 2023
- 64
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 68Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 275 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The 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 the Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 228,468+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 90,706
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,642 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 138
- Median household income
- $62,011+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,994
- Median home value
- $226,100
- Jobs located here
- 106,732
- Daytime population
- 234,551Residents 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 |
| 9Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 47 | 27 | 3.0 | $3.1M | +2.1% | #215 of 387 |
Other business types in the Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 spas60
- Hair salons58
- Barbershops47
- Nail salons67
- Spas and skin care56
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area?
The Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area has 27 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Another 68 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $82.6M a year, or $911 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 90,706 households in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area has 3.0 barbershops per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.1M, 62% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area would have about 44, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,047 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area at 228,468 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 90,706 households. Median household income in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area is $62,011, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.3%, 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. The Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area scores 47 for barbershops (lower middle), #215 of 387 scored metro areas.
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