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Barbershops in Bath County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Bath County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.6M
On personal care products and services · $774 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
13,176
+3.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Bath County spend about $3.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $774 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 2 barbershops on map listings in Bath County as of September 2026. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Bath County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Bath County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 barbershops on map listings, Bath County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Bath County compares

The same measures for Kentucky 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.

Barbershops in Bath County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureBath CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.35.15.3
Spending per listing$1.8M$1.6M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a38,60616,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.5%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$774$833$1,005
Median household income$56,541$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

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
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Bath 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 Bath County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,176+3.6% since 2020
Households
4,698
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
278 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$56,541+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,425
Median home value
$129,800
Jobs located here
2,061
Daytime population
10,042Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for barbershops, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Bath County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oldham County, KY8393.9$3M+4.9%#51 of 1,356
2Scott County, KY8073.1$3.1M+8.2%#75 of 1,356
3Boone County, KY77203.9$2.6M+6.5%#111 of 1,356
4Jessamine County, KY6973.5$2.6M+7.8%#264 of 1,356
5Kenton County, KY68243.6$2.6M+3.9%#279 of 1,356
6Campbell County, KY64143.6$2.6M+2.5%#362 of 1,356
7Shelby County, KY6384.3$2.2M+6.2%#389 of 1,356
8Bullitt County, KY62134.1$2.3M+5.0%#407 of 1,356
9Clark County, KY5353.3$2.5M+2.3%#614 of 1,356
10Madison County, KY53164.3$1.9M+9.4%#628 of 1,356
Bath County, KYNot scored24.3$1.8M+3.6%

Other business types in Bath County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many barbershops are in Bath County, KY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 barbershops in Bath County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Bath County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Bath County, KY spend on personal care products and services?

About $3.6M a year, or $774 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per shop. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,698 households in Bath County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bath County, KY compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Bath County has 2 barbershops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending.

How fast is Bath County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Bath County at 13,176 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,698 households. The median household income in Bath County is $56,541 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Bath County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Bath County. It maps the barbershops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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