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Barbershops in Belmont County, OH
How Belmont 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #938 of 1,356 scored counties
#51 of 62 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 11
- 3 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $23.5M
- On personal care products and services · $866 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,434
- −2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 barbershops in Belmont County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 27%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 4.0 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Belmont County comes to about $23.5M a year: $866 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 14% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Belmont County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Belmont County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Belmont County is 39 (lower middle), #938 of 1,356 scored counties and #51 of 62 scored counties in Ohio.
How Belmont 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.
| Measure | Belmont County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 31,579 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +40.0% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $866 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $57,017 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 49 |
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
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Belmont 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 Belmont County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,434−2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 27,195
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 532 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 123
- Median household income
- $57,017+12.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,538
- Median home value
- $154,900
- Jobs located here
- 20,092
- Daytime population
- 58,570Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Ohio
| 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 |
| 51Belmont County, OH | 39 | 11 | 4.0 | $2.1M | −2.8% | #938 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Belmont 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 spas40
- Hair salons32
- Barbershops39
- Nail salons60
- Spas and skin care63
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Belmont County, OH?
There are 11 barbershops on map listings in Belmont County as of September 2026. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Belmont County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Belmont County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $23.5M a year, or $866 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 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 27,195 households in Belmont County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Belmont County, OH compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Belmont County has 4.0 barbershops per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Belmont County would have about 13, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Belmont County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Belmont County at 64,434 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 27,195 households. Median household income in Belmont County is $57,017, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.0%, 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. Belmont County scores 39 for barbershops (lower middle), #938 of 1,356 scored counties.
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