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Barbershops in Lucas County, OH
How Lucas 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,033 of 1,356 scored counties
#60 of 62 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 98
- 13 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $167.1M
- On personal care products and services · $912 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
- 423,347
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Lucas County is 34 (lower middle), #1,033 of 1,356 scored counties and #60 of 62 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 98 barbershops in Lucas County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.3, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Lucas County comes to about $167.1M a year: $912 per household, 9% 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. 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 Lucas County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $77K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Lucas County. Population estimates show Lucas County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Lucas 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 | Lucas County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $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 | −1.7% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $912 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $62,224 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 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
- 196Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9813 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 89The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $77K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Lucas 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 Lucas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 423,347−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 183,243
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 340 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,260
- Median household income
- $62,224+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,001
- Median home value
- $163,900
- Jobs located here
- 202,605
- Daytime population
- 443,876Residents 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 Lucas 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 |
| 60Lucas County, OH | 34 | 98 | 5.3 | $1.7M | −1.7% | #1,033 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Lucas 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 spas41
- Hair salons46
- Barbershops34
- Nail salons55
- 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 Lucas County, OH?
Lucas County has 98 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Lucas County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 196 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lucas County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $167.1M a year, or $912 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 98 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 183,243 households in Lucas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lucas County, OH compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Lucas County 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 national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Lucas County would have about 89, against 98 on map listings.
How fast is Lucas County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Lucas County at 423,347 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 183,243 households. Median household income in Lucas County is $62,224, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Lucas County scores 34 for barbershops (lower middle), #1,033 of 1,356 scored counties.
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