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Barbershops in Adams County, OH

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.4M
On personal care products and services · $806 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
28% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,865
+1.5% 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 Adams County spend about $8.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $806 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 11% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

Adams County has 4 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 28% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Adams County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Adams County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 barbershops on map listings, Adams County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Adams County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Adams County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureAdams CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.84.75.3
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.1M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a31,57916,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+40.0%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$806$976$1,005
Median household income$50,264$71,389$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
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Adams 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 Adams County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,865+1.5% since 2020
Households
10,421
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
584 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$50,264+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,260
Median home value
$164,200
Jobs located here
5,560
Daytime population
24,662Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for barbershops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Adams County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, OH87313.4$3.6M+5.7%#26 of 1,356
2Licking County, OH86142.0$5.2M+3.8%#28 of 1,356
3Clermont County, OH86192.2$4.7M+3.9%#30 of 1,356
4Fairfield County, OH81213.5$3.1M+6.5%#63 of 1,356
5Geauga County, OH8072.0$6.2M+0.3%#67 of 1,356
6Miami County, OH80122.7$3.7M+3.4%#70 of 1,356
7Madison County, OH8063.8$2.7M+7.1%#77 of 1,356
8Medina County, OH79202.7$4.1M+1.3%#79 of 1,356
9Pickaway County, OH7783.7$2.7M+7.4%#110 of 1,356
10Union County, OH7572.9$4.2M+16.5%#131 of 1,356
Adams County, OHNot scored43.8$2.1M+1.5%

Other business types in Adams County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Adams County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 barbershops in Adams County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Adams County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Adams County, OH spend on personal care products and services?

About $8.4M a year, or $806 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 10,421 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Adams County, OH compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Adams County has 3.8 barbershops per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Adams County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Adams County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Adams County at 27,865 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,421 households. The median household income in Adams County is $50,264 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. Adams County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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 Adams County

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