Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Ohio
Barbershops in the Lima, OH metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in the Lima, OH metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #158 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $37.3M
- On personal care products and services · $903 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 65% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 100,881
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 barbershops in the Lima metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $903 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in the Lima metro area spend about $37.3M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 65% 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 the Lima metro area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lima metro area declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For barbershops, the Lima metro area has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #158 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio.
How the Lima metro 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.
| Measure | Lima metro area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $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 | −1.2% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $903 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $64,038 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 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
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Lima metro 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 Lima metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 100,881−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 41,295
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 403 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 252
- Median household income
- $64,038+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,511
- Median home value
- $165,300
- Jobs located here
- 49,401
- Daytime population
- 105,788Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for barbershops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Lima metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 69 | 400 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +2.7% | #59 of 387 |
| 2Columbus, OH | 69 | 411 | 4.8 | $2.2M | +4.7% | #61 of 387 |
| 3Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 64 | 161 | 4.7 | $2.1M | +1.5% | #88 of 387 |
| 4Canton-Massillon, OH | 58 | 73 | 4.4 | $2.1M | −0.2% | #127 of 387 |
| 5Akron, OH | 57 | 154 | 5.2 | $1.9M | 0.0% | #134 of 387 |
| 6Toledo, OH | 55 | 122 | 4.8 | $2M | −1.0% | #153 of 387 |
| 7Lima, OH | 54 | 12 | 2.9 | $3.1M | −1.2% | #158 of 387 |
| 8Mansfield, OH | 52 | 15 | 3.0 | $2.9M | −0.1% | #174 of 387 |
| 9Sandusky, OH | 52 | 19 | 3.7 | $2.6M | −2.6% | #176 of 387 |
| 10Springfield, OH | 47 | 21 | 3.8 | $2.4M | −0.4% | #217 of 387 |
Other business types in the Lima metro area
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 spas46
- Hair salons35
- Barbershops54
- Nail salons49
- Spas and skin care50
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Lima, OH metro area?
The Lima metro area has 12 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Lima metro area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Lima, OH metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $37.3M a year, or $903 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,295 households in the Lima metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lima, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Lima metro area has 2.9 barbershops per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.1M, 65% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Lima metro area would have about 20, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is the Lima, OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lima metro area at 100,881 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,295 households. Median household income in the Lima metro area is $64,038, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. The Lima metro area scores 54 for barbershops (upper middle), #158 of 387 scored metro areas.
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