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Barbershops in Greenup County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Greenup County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,210 of 1,356 scored counties
#32 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 8
- 2 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.8M
- On personal care products and services · $800 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,213
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Greenup County scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #1,210 of 1,356 scored counties and #32 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 barbershops in Greenup County. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Greenup County spend about $11.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $800 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 barbershops, that is $1.5M per shop, 22% 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 Greenup County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Greenup County declined 1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Greenup 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.
| Measure | Greenup County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 38,606 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.5% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $800 | $833 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $60,751 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 40 |
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
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 82 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Greenup 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 Greenup County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,213−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 14,739
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 345 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 103
- Median household income
- $60,751+17.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,210
- Median home value
- $134,000
- Jobs located here
- 7,184
- Daytime population
- 29,196Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oldham County, KY | 83 | 9 | 3.9 | $3M | +4.9% | #51 of 1,356 |
| 2Scott County, KY | 80 | 7 | 3.1 | $3.1M | +8.2% | #75 of 1,356 |
| 3Boone County, KY | 77 | 20 | 3.9 | $2.6M | +6.5% | #111 of 1,356 |
| 4Jessamine County, KY | 69 | 7 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +7.8% | #264 of 1,356 |
| 5Kenton County, KY | 68 | 24 | 3.6 | $2.6M | +3.9% | #279 of 1,356 |
| 6Campbell County, KY | 64 | 14 | 3.6 | $2.6M | +2.5% | #362 of 1,356 |
| 7Shelby County, KY | 63 | 8 | 4.3 | $2.2M | +6.2% | #389 of 1,356 |
| 8Bullitt County, KY | 62 | 13 | 4.1 | $2.3M | +5.0% | #407 of 1,356 |
| 9Clark County, KY | 53 | 5 | 3.3 | $2.5M | +2.3% | #614 of 1,356 |
| 10Madison County, KY | 53 | 16 | 4.3 | $1.9M | +9.4% | #628 of 1,356 |
| 32Greenup County, KY | 21 | 8 | 5.4 | $1.5M | −1.9% | #1,210 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Greenup 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 spas53
- Hair salons38
- Barbershops21
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care48
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Greenup County, KY?
There are 8 barbershops on map listings in Greenup County as of September 2026. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Greenup County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Greenup County, KY spend on personal care products and services?
About $11.8M a year, or $800 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,739 households in Greenup County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Greenup County, KY compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Greenup County has 5.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Greenup County would have about 6, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Greenup County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Greenup County at 35,213 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,739 households. Median household income in Greenup County is $60,751, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.6%, 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. Greenup County scores 21 for barbershops (low), #1,210 of 1,356 scored counties.
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