Market rankings · Ohio
Barbershops in Ohio
Markets across Ohio ranked by the Groundwork market score for barbershops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 2,294
- 334 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 154
- +40.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.7B
- On personal care products and services
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 11% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #25 of 51
- Market score 49 · Lower middle
A site report maps the barbershops on map listings around any address in Ohio by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 2,294 barbershops in Ohio. Chain locations make up 15% of them, 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.
Households in Ohio spend about $4.7B a year on personal care products and services, or $976 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 10% 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 Ohio was 154 in 2023, up 40.0% from 2019. That is one for every 31,579 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 28.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 47 SBA-backed loans worth $7.7M have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Ohio.
Among the 50 states and DC, Ohio ranks #25 for barbershops, with a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Cincinnati metro area scores highest (69). Of the 22 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Mount Vernon area scores highest (74).
Every market in Ohio for barbershops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Ohio, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 69 | 400 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +2.7% | #59 of 387 |
| 2Columbus, OH | 69 | 411 | 4.8 | $2.2M | +4.7% | #61 of 387 |
| 3Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 64 | 161 | 4.7 | $2.1M | +1.5% | #88 of 387 |
| 4Canton-Massillon, OH | 58 | 73 | 4.4 | $2.1M | −0.2% | #127 of 387 |
| 5Akron, OH | 57 | 154 | 5.2 | $1.9M | 0.0% | #134 of 387 |
| 6Toledo, OH | 55 | 122 | 4.8 | $2M | −1.0% | #153 of 387 |
| 7Lima, OH | 54 | 12 | 2.9 | $3.1M | −1.2% | #158 of 387 |
| 8Mansfield, OH | 52 | 15 | 3.0 | $2.9M | −0.1% | #174 of 387 |
| 9Sandusky, OH | 52 | 19 | 3.7 | $2.6M | −2.6% | #176 of 387 |
| 10Springfield, OH | 47 | 21 | 3.8 | $2.4M | −0.4% | #217 of 387 |
| 11Cleveland, OH | 45 | 545 | 5.9 | $1.7M | −0.8% | #250 of 387 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 38 | 71 | 4.7 | $1.7M | −2.6% | #297 of 387 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 36 | 17 | 3.4 | $2.4M | −3.6% | #304 of 387 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 33 | 22 | 3.8 | $2.2M | −3.6% | #315 of 387 |
| 12Youngstown-Warren, OH | 22 | 105 | 5.7 | $1.5M | −1.4% | #361 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mount Vernon, OH | 74 | 9 | 3.8 | $2.5M | +1.9% | #50 of 377 |
| 2Greenville, OH | 70 | 5 | 2.3 | $3.9M | −0.7% | #66 of 377 |
| 3Defiance, OH | 70 | 5 | 3.3 | $2.9M | +0.1% | #71 of 377 |
| 4Celina, OH | 69 | 6 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +0.5% | #77 of 377 |
| 5Norwalk, OH | 68 | 7 | 3.0 | $3.1M | −0.4% | #79 of 377 |
| 6Wooster, OH | 67 | 16 | 3.6 | $2.7M | −0.1% | #86 of 377 |
| 7Wapakoneta, OH | 66 | 7 | 3.7 | $2.7M | −1.2% | #95 of 377 |
| 8Marietta, OH | 58 | 8 | 3.2 | $2.8M | −2.1% | #142 of 377 |
| 9Findlay, OH | 58 | 15 | 4.7 | $2M | +0.1% | #146 of 377 |
| 10Ashland, OH | 54 | 9 | 4.3 | $2.1M | +0.1% | #167 of 377 |
| 11Sidney, OH | 53 | 10 | 5.3 | $1.8M | −0.2% | #179 of 377 |
| 12Tiffin, OH | 52 | 9 | 4.0 | $2.2M | −1.0% | #185 of 377 |
| 13Salem, OH | 51 | 14 | 3.4 | $2.6M | −2.2% | #190 of 377 |
| 14Chillicothe, OH | 51 | 12 | 4.0 | $2.2M | −0.8% | #193 of 377 |
| 15New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 50 | 16 | 4.2 | $2.2M | −0.9% | #198 of 377 |
| 16Washington Court House, OH | 50 | 5 | 4.3 | $2.1M | −1.4% | #199 of 377 |
| 17Portsmouth, OH | 47 | 9 | 3.1 | $2.6M | −3.4% | #214 of 377 |
| 18Marion, OH | 46 | 11 | 4.5 | $1.9M | −0.4% | #221 of 377 |
| 19Coshocton, OH | 42 | 8 | 5.4 | $1.6M | +1.6% | #244 of 377 |
| 20Cambridge, OH | 41 | 8 | 4.9 | $1.7M | −0.1% | #247 of 377 |
| 21Fremont, OH | 41 | 13 | 5.3 | $1.7M | −0.4% | #248 of 377 |
| 22Zanesville, OH | 38 | 22 | 6.4 | $1.4M | +0.7% | #268 of 377 |
| Athens, OH | Not scored | 4 | 1.7 | $5M | +1.3% | |
| Bellefontaine, OH | Not scored | 4 | 2.0 | $4.6M | +0.4% | |
| Wilmington, OH | Not scored | 4 | 2.4 | $4M | +0.6% | |
| Bucyrus, OH | Not scored | 4 | 2.2 | $3.9M | −0.3% | |
| Urbana, OH | Not scored | 4 | 2.6 | $3.7M | +0.2% | |
| Gallipolis, OH | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $10M | −0.5% | |
| Van Wert, OH | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $10.6M | +0.3% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, OH | 87 | 31 | 3.4 | $3.6M | +5.7% | #26 of 1,356 |
| 2Licking County, OH | 86 | 14 | 2.0 | $5.2M | +3.8% | #28 of 1,356 |
| 3Clermont County, OH | 86 | 19 | 2.2 | $4.7M | +3.9% | #30 of 1,356 |
| 4Fairfield County, OH | 81 | 21 | 3.5 | $3.1M | +6.5% | #63 of 1,356 |
| 5Geauga County, OH | 80 | 7 | 2.0 | $6.2M | +0.3% | #67 of 1,356 |
| 6Miami County, OH | 80 | 12 | 2.7 | $3.7M | +3.4% | #70 of 1,356 |
| 7Madison County, OH | 80 | 6 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +7.1% | #77 of 1,356 |
| 8Medina County, OH | 79 | 20 | 2.7 | $4.1M | +1.3% | #79 of 1,356 |
| 9Pickaway County, OH | 77 | 8 | 3.7 | $2.7M | +7.4% | #110 of 1,356 |
| 10Union County, OH | 75 | 7 | 2.9 | $4.2M | +16.5% | #131 of 1,356 |
| 11Greene County, OH | 74 | 29 | 4.3 | $2.5M | +3.7% | #156 of 1,356 |
| 12Delaware County, OH | 73 | 35 | 4.3 | $3.2M | +12.5% | #164 of 1,356 |
| 13Lorain County, OH | 71 | 56 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +3.1% | #212 of 1,356 |
| 14Wood County, OH | 70 | 17 | 3.1 | $3.2M | +1.5% | #225 of 1,356 |
| 15Portage County, OH | 68 | 21 | 3.2 | $3.1M | +1.0% | #277 of 1,356 |
| 16Knox County, OH | 64 | 9 | 3.8 | $2.5M | +1.9% | #364 of 1,356 |
| 17Darke County, OH | 63 | 5 | 2.3 | $3.9M | −0.7% | #377 of 1,356 |
| 18Butler County, OH | 63 | 68 | 4.6 | $2.2M | +2.4% | #388 of 1,356 |
| 19Defiance County, OH | 61 | 5 | 3.3 | $2.9M | +0.1% | #419 of 1,356 |
| 20Franklin County, OH | 61 | 312 | 5.6 | $1.8M | +2.8% | #432 of 1,356 |
| 21Huron County, OH | 60 | 7 | 3.0 | $3.1M | −0.4% | #443 of 1,356 |
| 22Auglaize County, OH | 60 | 7 | 3.7 | $2.7M | −1.2% | #447 of 1,356 |
| 23Mercer County, OH | 60 | 6 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +0.5% | #448 of 1,356 |
| 24Stark County, OH | 60 | 68 | 4.4 | $2.1M | −0.2% | #454 of 1,356 |
| 25Wayne County, OH | 59 | 16 | 3.6 | $2.7M | −0.1% | #463 of 1,356 |
Show all 88 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Allen County, OH | 57 | 12 | 2.9 | $3.1M | −1.2% | #510 of 1,356 |
| 27Montgomery County, OH | 57 | 120 | 5.2 | $1.8M | +0.5% | #530 of 1,356 |
| 28Lake County, OH | 56 | 53 | 5.2 | $1.9M | −0.1% | #549 of 1,356 |
| 29Hamilton County, OH | 56 | 209 | 5.9 | $1.7M | +1.0% | #551 of 1,356 |
| 30Richland County, OH | 55 | 15 | 3.0 | $2.9M | −0.1% | #558 of 1,356 |
| 31Summit County, OH | 55 | 133 | 5.8 | $1.7M | −0.3% | #578 of 1,356 |
| 32Fulton County, OH | 52 | 7 | 4.1 | $2.4M | −1.9% | #641 of 1,356 |
| 33Washington County, OH | 51 | 8 | 3.2 | $2.8M | −2.1% | #666 of 1,356 |
| 34Clark County, OH | 50 | 21 | 3.8 | $2.4M | −0.4% | #690 of 1,356 |
| 35Hancock County, OH | 50 | 15 | 4.7 | $2M | +0.1% | #694 of 1,356 |
| 36Lawrence County, OH | 47 | 7 | 3.1 | $2.8M | −4.2% | #765 of 1,356 |
| 37Ashland County, OH | 47 | 9 | 4.3 | $2.1M | +0.1% | #773 of 1,356 |
| 38Columbiana County, OH | 46 | 14 | 3.4 | $2.6M | −2.2% | #793 of 1,356 |
| 39Seneca County, OH | 46 | 9 | 4.0 | $2.2M | −1.0% | #798 of 1,356 |
| 40Shelby County, OH | 46 | 10 | 5.3 | $1.8M | −0.2% | #807 of 1,356 |
| 41Ross County, OH | 45 | 12 | 4.0 | $2.2M | −0.8% | #824 of 1,356 |
| 42Jackson County, OH | 45 | 5 | 3.9 | $2.2M | +0.5% | #825 of 1,356 |
| 43Tuscarawas County, OH | 45 | 16 | 4.2 | $2.2M | −0.9% | #826 of 1,356 |
| 44Ashtabula County, OH | 44 | 15 | 3.8 | $2.3M | −0.8% | #847 of 1,356 |
| 45Scioto County, OH | 43 | 9 | 3.1 | $2.6M | −3.4% | #870 of 1,356 |
| 46Fayette County, OH | 43 | 5 | 4.3 | $2.1M | −1.4% | #875 of 1,356 |
| 47Carroll County, OH | 43 | 5 | 4.5 | $2M | −1.1% | #878 of 1,356 |
| 48Highland County, OH | 43 | 8 | 4.7 | $1.9M | +1.1% | #882 of 1,356 |
| 49Erie County, OH | 41 | 16 | 4.9 | $1.9M | −2.9% | #907 of 1,356 |
| 50Marion County, OH | 40 | 11 | 4.5 | $1.9M | −0.4% | #926 of 1,356 |
| 51Belmont County, OH | 39 | 11 | 4.0 | $2.1M | −2.8% | #938 of 1,356 |
| 52Cuyahoga County, OH | 39 | 394 | 7.1 | $1.3M | −2.3% | #949 of 1,356 |
| 53Jefferson County, OH | 37 | 11 | 4.1 | $2.1M | −2.4% | #972 of 1,356 |
| 54Pike County, OH | 37 | 5 | 4.6 | $1.9M | 0.0% | #974 of 1,356 |
| 55Sandusky County, OH | 36 | 13 | 5.3 | $1.7M | −0.4% | #999 of 1,356 |
| 56Wyandot County, OH | 36 | 5 | 5.6 | $1.7M | −1.4% | #1,000 of 1,356 |
| 57Guernsey County, OH | 35 | 8 | 4.9 | $1.7M | −0.1% | #1,012 of 1,356 |
| 58Coshocton County, OH | 35 | 8 | 5.4 | $1.6M | +1.6% | #1,017 of 1,356 |
| 59Trumbull County, OH | 34 | 41 | 4.7 | $1.8M | −1.3% | #1,030 of 1,356 |
| 60Lucas County, OH | 34 | 98 | 5.3 | $1.7M | −1.7% | #1,033 of 1,356 |
| 61Muskingum County, OH | 32 | 22 | 6.4 | $1.4M | +0.7% | #1,073 of 1,356 |
| 62Mahoning County, OH | 24 | 64 | 6.5 | $1.3M | −1.4% | #1,179 of 1,356 |
| Athens County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 1.7 | $5M | +1.3% | |
| Logan County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 2.0 | $4.6M | +0.4% | |
| Holmes County, OH | Not scored | 2 | 1.5 | $6.8M | +1.7% | |
| Brown County, OH | Not scored | 1 | 0.6 | $15.9M | +1.6% | |
| Clinton County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 2.4 | $4M | +0.6% | |
| Crawford County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 2.2 | $3.9M | −0.3% | |
| Preble County, OH | Not scored | 2 | 1.2 | $7.7M | −0.8% | |
| Ottawa County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 1.6 | $6.2M | −2.0% | |
| Champaign County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 2.6 | $3.7M | +0.2% | |
| Williams County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 2.6 | $3.4M | −1.4% | |
| Perry County, OH | Not scored | 2 | 1.5 | $6.2M | +1.3% | |
| Morrow County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 2.2 | $4.4M | +3.7% | |
| Putnam County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 3.0 | $3.4M | 0.0% | |
| Hardin County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 3.4 | $2.7M | −2.1% | |
| Gallia County, OH | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $10M | −0.5% | |
| Van Wert County, OH | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $10.6M | +0.3% | |
| Hocking County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 2.6 | $3.4M | −1.9% | |
| Henry County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 2.6 | $3.7M | −0.2% | |
| Adams County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 3.8 | $2.1M | +1.5% | |
| Meigs County, OH | Not scored | 2 | 2.2 | $3.5M | −2.6% | |
| Paulding County, OH | Not scored | 2 | 2.6 | $3.6M | −0.4% | |
| Harrison County, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.9% | |
| Noble County, OH | Not scored | 2 | 4.3 | $2M | +1.3% | |
| Morgan County, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Monroe County, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.7% | |
| Vinton County, OH | Not scored | 1 | 1.9 | $4.6M | −1.2% |
Markets with fewer than 5 barbershops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many barbershops are in Ohio?
Ohio has 2,294 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 334 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 154 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, up 40.0% from 2019. Another 4,229 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ohio spend on personal care products and services?
About $4.7B a year, or $976 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,294 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,863,191 households in Ohio and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ohio compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Ohio has 4.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Ohio would have about 2,516, against 2,294 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 31,579 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count rose 40.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
Which market in Ohio has the highest market score for barbershops?
Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Cincinnati metro area scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Among 22 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Mount Vernon area scores highest, at 74 (upper middle). Among 62 scored counties in Ohio, Warren County scores highest, at 87 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Ohio scores 49 for barbershops (lower middle), #25 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Ohio. It maps the barbershops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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