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Barbershops in Medina County, OH
How Medina 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 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #79 of 1,356 scored counties
#8 of 62 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 20
- 4 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $81.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,117 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 185,025
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Medina County scores 79 (high) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #79 of 1,356 scored counties and #8 of 62 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for barbershops.
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 barbershops in Medina County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $1,117 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Medina County spend about $81.6M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2.2 times 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 Medina County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Medina County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Medina 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 | Medina County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $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 | +1.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,117 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $94,968 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 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
- 44Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 204 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The 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 Medina 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 Medina County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 185,025+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 73,086
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 422 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 436
- Median household income
- $94,968+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,431
- Median home value
- $287,000
- Jobs located here
- 62,633
- Daytime population
- 155,601Residents 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 Medina 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 |
Other business types in Medina 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 spas64
- Hair salons66
- Barbershops79
- Nail salons69
- Spas and skin care71
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Medina County, OH?
Medina County has 20 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Medina County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 44 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Medina County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $81.6M a year, or $1,117 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 73,086 households in Medina County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Medina County, OH compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Medina County has 2.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $4.1M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Medina County would have about 43, against 20 on map listings.
How fast is Medina County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Medina County at 185,025 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 73,086 households. Median household income in Medina County is $94,968, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. Medina County scores 79 for barbershops (high), #79 of 1,356 scored counties.
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