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Barbershops in Jefferson County, KY
How Jefferson County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #885 of 1,356 scored counties
#16 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 224
- 23 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $291.5M
- On personal care products and services · $879 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 795,222
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 224 barbershops in Jefferson County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.8 for every 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Jefferson County comes to about $291.5M a year: $879 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per shop, 31% 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.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Jefferson County in 2023. That is one for every 22,104 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 390 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $97K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Jefferson County.
Population estimates show Jefferson County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Jefferson County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #885 of 1,356 scored counties and #16 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.6M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 22,104 | 38,606 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.5% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $879 | $833 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $69,866 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 390Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22423 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 155The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $97K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 795,222+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 331,554
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 381 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,056
- Median household income
- $69,866+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,869
- Median home value
- $248,400
- Jobs located here
- 503,996
- Daytime population
- 914,843Residents 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 |
| 16Jefferson County, KY | 43 | 224 | 6.8 | $1.3M | +1.6% | #885 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 spas32
- Hair salons36
- Barbershops43
- Nail salons48
- Spas and skin care39
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Jefferson County, KY?
Jefferson County has 224 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 390 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jefferson County, KY spend on personal care products and services?
About $291.5M a year, or $879 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 224 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 331,554 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, KY compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Jefferson County has 6.8 barbershops per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.3M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 155, against 224 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 22,104 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 795,222 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 331,554 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $69,866, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Jefferson County scores 43 for barbershops (lower middle), #885 of 1,356 scored counties.
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