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Barbershops in Wells County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Wells County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.8M
On personal care products and services · $935 a household
Spending per listing
$5.4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
28,883
+2.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 barbershops in Wells County. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households.

At $935 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Wells County spend about $10.8M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $5.4M per shop. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Wells County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Wells County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 barbershops on map listings, Wells County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Wells 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 Wells County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureWells CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.74.45.3
Spending per listing$5.4M$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+2.6%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$935$971$1,005
Median household income$71,957$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored49

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
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 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 Wells 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 Wells County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,883+2.6% since 2020
Households
11,546
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
368 sq. mi.
People per square mile
77
Median household income
$71,957+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,952
Median home value
$197,600
Jobs located here
11,127
Daytime population
26,173Residents 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 Wells 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
Wells County, INNot scored21.7$5.4M+2.6%

Other business types in Wells County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Wells County, IN?

There are 2 barbershops on map listings in Wells County as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Wells County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $10.8M a year, or $935 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $5.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,546 households in Wells County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wells County has 2 barbershops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Wells County would have about 6, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Wells County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Wells County at 28,883 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,546 households. Median household income in Wells County is $71,957, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Wells County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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