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Barbershops in Darke County, OH
The barbershops in Darke County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #377 of 1,356 scored counties
#17 of 62 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 5
- 4 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $19.3M
- On personal care products and services · $908 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,520
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 barbershops in Darke County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 80%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Darke County spend about $19.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $908 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.9M per shop, 2.1 times 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 Darke County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Darke County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Darke County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #377 of 1,356 scored counties and #17 of 62 scored counties in Ohio.
How Darke 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 | Darke County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $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 | −0.7% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $908 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $64,486 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 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
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 54 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Darke 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 Darke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,520−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 21,297
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 86
- Median household income
- $64,486+15.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,884
- Median home value
- $173,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,845
- Daytime population
- 43,574Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for barbershops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Darke County marked.
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 |
| 17Darke County, OH | 63 | 5 | 2.3 | $3.9M | −0.7% | #377 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Darke 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 spas56
- Hair salons45
- Barbershops63
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care67
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Darke County, OH?
Darke County has 5 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Darke County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Darke County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $19.3M a year, or $908 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,297 households in Darke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Darke County, OH compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Darke County has 2.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.9M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Darke County would have about 10, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Darke County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Darke County at 51,520 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,297 households. Median household income in Darke County is $64,486, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.9%, 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. Darke County scores 63 for barbershops (upper middle), #377 of 1,356 scored counties.
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