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Barbershops in Ashtabula County, OH

How Ashtabula County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #847 of 1,356 scored counties
#44 of 62 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
15
3 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$33.8M
On personal care products and services · $862 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
20% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
28% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
96,713
−0.8% 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 Ashtabula County spend about $33.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $862 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per shop, 20% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 15 barbershops on map listings in Ashtabula County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 20%, against 12% across the U.S. 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 Ashtabula County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Ashtabula County declined 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For barbershops, Ashtabula County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #847 of 1,356 scored counties and #44 of 62 scored counties in Ohio.

How Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureAshtabula CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.84.75.3
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.1M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a31,57916,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+40.0%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$862$976$1,005
Median household income$57,728$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4449

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
16Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
153 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula County

Population, 2025 estimate
96,713−0.8% since 2020
Households
39,245
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
702 sq. mi.
People per square mile
138
Median household income
$57,728+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,486
Median home value
$159,500
Jobs located here
28,465
Daytime population
87,281Residents 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 Ashtabula 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
44Ashtabula County, OH44153.8$2.3M−0.8%#847 of 1,356

Other business types in Ashtabula County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Ashtabula County, OH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 barbershops in Ashtabula County. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Ashtabula County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $33.8M a year, or $862 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 39,245 households in Ashtabula County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ashtabula County has 3.8 barbershops per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Ashtabula County would have about 18, against 15 on map listings.

How fast is Ashtabula County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Ashtabula County at 96,713 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 39,245 households. The median household income in Ashtabula County is $57,728 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Ashtabula County scores 44 for barbershops (lower middle), #847 of 1,356 scored counties.

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