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Barbershops in Mahoning County, OH
The barbershops in Mahoning County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,179 of 1,356 scored counties
#62 of 62 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 64
- 10 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $85.6M
- On personal care products and services · $873 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 224,706
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
For barbershops, Mahoning County has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #1,179 of 1,356 scored counties and #62 of 62 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 64 barbershops in Mahoning County. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 16%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.5 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Mahoning County spend about $85.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $873 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 29% 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 Mahoning County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Mahoning County. Population estimates put the population change in Mahoning County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Mahoning 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 | Mahoning County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $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 | −1.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $873 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $56,942 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 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
- 152Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6410 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Mahoning 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 Mahoning County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 224,706−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 98,065
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 412 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 550
- Median household income
- $56,942+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,848
- Median home value
- $154,700
- Jobs located here
- 92,953
- Daytime population
- 224,481Residents 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 Mahoning 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 |
| 62Mahoning County, OH | 24 | 64 | 6.5 | $1.3M | −1.4% | #1,179 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Mahoning 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 spas30
- Hair salons37
- Barbershops24
- Nail salons39
- Spas and skin care37
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Mahoning County, OH?
Mahoning County has 64 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Mahoning County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 152 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mahoning County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $85.6M a year, or $873 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 98,065 households in Mahoning County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mahoning County, OH compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Mahoning County has 6.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.3M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Mahoning County would have about 45, against 64 on map listings.
How fast is Mahoning County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Mahoning County at 224,706 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 98,065 households. Median household income in Mahoning County is $56,942, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.7%, 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. Mahoning County scores 24 for barbershops (low), #1,179 of 1,356 scored counties.
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