Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Ohio
Barbershops in the Salem, OH area
How the Salem, OH area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #190 of 377 scored small-town markets
#13 of 22 scored small-town markets based in Ohio
- Listings
- 14
- 2 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $35.8M
- On personal care products and services · $864 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,377
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 barbershops in the Salem area. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in the Salem area spend about $35.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $864 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per shop, 36% 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 Salem area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Salem area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for barbershops in the Salem area is 51 (upper middle), #190 of 377 scored small-town markets and #13 of 22 scored small-town markets based in Ohio.
How the Salem 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 | Salem area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $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 | −2.2% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $864 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $58,180 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 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
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 142 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Salem 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 Salem area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,377−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 41,459
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 532 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 189
- Median household income
- $58,180+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,065
- Median home value
- $151,600
- Jobs located here
- 28,013
- Daytime population
- 85,744Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Ohio for barbershops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Salem area marked.
Top small-town markets in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mount Vernon, OH | 74 | 9 | 3.8 | $2.5M | +1.9% | #50 of 377 |
| 2Greenville, OH | 70 | 5 | 2.3 | $3.9M | −0.7% | #66 of 377 |
| 3Defiance, OH | 70 | 5 | 3.3 | $2.9M | +0.1% | #71 of 377 |
| 4Celina, OH | 69 | 6 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +0.5% | #77 of 377 |
| 5Norwalk, OH | 68 | 7 | 3.0 | $3.1M | −0.4% | #79 of 377 |
| 6Wooster, OH | 67 | 16 | 3.6 | $2.7M | −0.1% | #86 of 377 |
| 7Wapakoneta, OH | 66 | 7 | 3.7 | $2.7M | −1.2% | #95 of 377 |
| 8Marietta, OH | 58 | 8 | 3.2 | $2.8M | −2.1% | #142 of 377 |
| 9Findlay, OH | 58 | 15 | 4.7 | $2M | +0.1% | #146 of 377 |
| 10Ashland, OH | 54 | 9 | 4.3 | $2.1M | +0.1% | #167 of 377 |
| 13Salem, OH | 51 | 14 | 3.4 | $2.6M | −2.2% | #190 of 377 |
Other business types in the Salem 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 spas52
- Hair salons54
- Barbershops51
- Nail salons68
- Spas and skin care51
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Salem, OH area?
The Salem area has 14 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Salem area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Salem, OH area spend on personal care products and services?
About $35.8M a year, or $864 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,459 households in the Salem area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Salem, OH area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Salem area has 3.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Salem area would have about 19, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is the Salem, OH area growing?
Population estimates put the Salem area at 99,377 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,459 households. Median household income in the Salem area is $58,180, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Salem area scores 51 for barbershops (upper middle), #190 of 377 scored small-town markets.
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