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Barbershops in Shelby County, OH
The barbershops in Shelby County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #807 of 1,356 scored counties
#40 of 62 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $18.5M
- On personal care products and services · $978 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,065
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 barbershops in Shelby County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.3 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $978 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Shelby County spend about $18.5M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 10 barbershops, that is $1.8M per shop, 2% 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 Shelby County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Shelby County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Shelby County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #807 of 1,356 scored counties and #40 of 62 scored counties in Ohio.
How Shelby 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 | Shelby County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $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 | −0.2% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $978 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $73,978 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 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
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,065−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 18,906
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 408 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $73,978+15.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,849
- Median home value
- $208,100
- Jobs located here
- 26,886
- Daytime population
- 50,791Residents 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 Shelby 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 |
| 40Shelby County, OH | 46 | 10 | 5.3 | $1.8M | −0.2% | #807 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Shelby 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 spas58
- Hair salons58
- Barbershops46
- Nail salons66
- Spas and skin care62
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Shelby County, OH?
There are 10 barbershops on map listings in Shelby County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Shelby County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Shelby County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $18.5M a year, or $978 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,906 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, OH compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Shelby County has 5.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending.
How fast is Shelby County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 48,065 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,906 households. Median household income in Shelby County is $73,978, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.9%, 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. Shelby County scores 46 for barbershops (lower middle), #807 of 1,356 scored counties.
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