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Barbershops in Vanderburgh County, IN
How Vanderburgh 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #933 of 1,356 scored counties
#35 of 40 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 47
- 8 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $70.6M
- On personal care products and services · $902 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 181,995
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Vanderburgh County spend about $70.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $902 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per shop, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Vanderburgh County has 47 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.0 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Vanderburgh County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 15,654 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 41 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Vanderburgh County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Vanderburgh County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #933 of 1,356 scored counties and #35 of 40 scored counties in Indiana.
How Vanderburgh 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 | Vanderburgh County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.2M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,654 | 21,556 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +53.7% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $902 | $971 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $61,648 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $422K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 41Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 478 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The 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 Vanderburgh 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 Vanderburgh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 181,995+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 78,270
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 233 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 772
- Median household income
- $61,648+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,065
- Median home value
- $184,000
- Jobs located here
- 109,446
- Daytime population
- 203,371Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 35Vanderburgh County, IN | 40 | 47 | 6.0 | $1.5M | +0.9% | #933 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Vanderburgh 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 spas31
- Hair salons37
- Barbershops40
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care30
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Vanderburgh County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 47 barbershops in Vanderburgh County. 8 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 41 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Vanderburgh County, IN spend on personal care products and services?
About $70.6M a year, or $902 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 78,270 households in Vanderburgh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Vanderburgh County, IN compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Vanderburgh County has 6.0 barbershops per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Vanderburgh County would have about 37, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,654 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Vanderburgh County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Vanderburgh County at 181,995 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,270 households. The median household income in Vanderburgh County is $61,648 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Vanderburgh County scores 40 for barbershops (lower middle), #933 of 1,356 scored counties.
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