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Barbershops in Franklin County, OH
The barbershops in Franklin County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #432 of 1,356 scored counties
#20 of 62 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 312
- 41 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $561.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,015 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,361,536
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Franklin County comes to about $561.6M a year: $1,015 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Franklin County has 312 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 41 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Franklin County was 27 in 2023. That is one for every 20,485 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 612 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Franklin County.
Population estimates show Franklin County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Franklin County is 61 (upper middle), #432 of 1,356 scored counties and #20 of 62 scored counties in Ohio.
How Franklin 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 | Franklin County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 20,485 | 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 | $1,015 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $75,176 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 27
- Employees, 2023
- 138
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 612Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31241 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 298The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 19
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,361,536+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 553,099
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 532 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,504
- Median household income
- $75,176+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,381
- Median home value
- $288,400
- Jobs located here
- 814,719
- Daytime population
- 1,507,964Residents 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 Franklin 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 |
| 20Franklin County, OH | 61 | 312 | 5.6 | $1.8M | +2.8% | #432 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 spas50
- Hair salons58
- Barbershops61
- Nail salons64
- Spas and skin care55
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Franklin County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 312 barbershops in Franklin County. 41 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 612 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Franklin County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $561.6M a year, or $1,015 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 312 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 553,099 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, OH compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Franklin County has 5.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Franklin County would have about 298, against 312 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 20,485 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 1,361,536 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 553,099 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $75,176 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.6% 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. Franklin County scores 61 for barbershops (upper middle), #432 of 1,356 scored counties.
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