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Barbershops in the Fremont, OH area

How the Fremont, OH area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #248 of 377 scored small-town markets
#21 of 22 scored small-town markets based in Ohio

Listings
13
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$22.1M
On personal care products and services · $895 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.3
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
58,655
−0.4% 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 the Fremont area spend about $22.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $895 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

The Fremont area has 13 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.3 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in the Fremont area, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show the Fremont area declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for barbershops in the Fremont area is 41 (lower middle), #248 of 377 scored small-town markets and #21 of 22 scored small-town markets based in Ohio.

How the Fremont area 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 Fremont, OH area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureFremont areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.34.75.3
Spending per listing$1.7M$2.1M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a31,57916,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+40.0%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$895$976$1,005
Median household income$62,295$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4149

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
19Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
131 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 the Fremont area, 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 the Fremont area

Population, 2025 estimate
58,655−0.4% since 2020
Households
24,686
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
408 sq. mi.
People per square mile
144
Median household income
$62,295+15.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,613
Median home value
$160,700
Jobs located here
26,036
Daytime population
55,882Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Ohio

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Ohio for barbershops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Fremont area marked.

Top small-town markets in Ohio

Small-town markets in Ohio ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Mount Vernon, OH7493.8$2.5M+1.9%#50 of 377
2Greenville, OH7052.3$3.9M−0.7%#66 of 377
3Defiance, OH7053.3$2.9M+0.1%#71 of 377
4Celina, OH6963.7$2.6M+0.5%#77 of 377
5Norwalk, OH6873.0$3.1M−0.4%#79 of 377
6Wooster, OH67163.6$2.7M−0.1%#86 of 377
7Wapakoneta, OH6673.7$2.7M−1.2%#95 of 377
8Marietta, OH5883.2$2.8M−2.1%#142 of 377
9Findlay, OH58154.7$2M+0.1%#146 of 377
10Ashland, OH5494.3$2.1M+0.1%#167 of 377
21Fremont, OH41135.3$1.7M−0.4%#248 of 377

Other business types in the Fremont area

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in the Fremont, OH area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 barbershops in the Fremont area. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Fremont area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Fremont, OH area spend on personal care products and services?

About $22.1M a year, or $895 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 24,686 households in the Fremont area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Fremont, OH area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

The Fremont area has 5.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Fremont area would have about 12, against 13 on map listings.

How fast is the Fremont, OH area growing?

Population estimates put the Fremont area at 58,655 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,686 households. The median household income in the Fremont area is $62,295 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.2% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Fremont area scores 41 for barbershops (lower middle), #248 of 377 scored small-town markets.

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