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Barbershops in Jefferson County, OH
How Jefferson 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #972 of 1,356 scored counties
#53 of 62 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $23.2M
- On personal care products and services · $853 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,597
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Jefferson County spend about $23.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $853 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 barbershops, that is $2.1M per shop, 12% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Jefferson County has 11 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Jefferson County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Jefferson County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Jefferson County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #972 of 1,356 scored counties and #53 of 62 scored counties in Ohio.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 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 | −2.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $853 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $59,055 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 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
- 15Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 chain locations
- 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,597−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 27,143
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 408 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 158
- Median household income
- $59,055+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,707
- Median home value
- $127,800
- Jobs located here
- 19,612
- Daytime population
- 58,692Residents 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 Jefferson 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 |
| 53Jefferson County, OH | 37 | 11 | 4.1 | $2.1M | −2.4% | #972 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 spas55
- Hair salons49
- Barbershops37
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care56
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Jefferson County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 barbershops in Jefferson County. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Jefferson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jefferson County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $23.2M a year, or $853 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 27,143 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, OH compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Jefferson County has 4.1 barbershops per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 12, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Jefferson County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 63,597 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 27,143 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $59,055 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. Jefferson County scores 37 for barbershops (lower middle), #972 of 1,356 scored counties.
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