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Barbershops in Jessamine County, KY
How Jessamine 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 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #264 of 1,356 scored counties
#4 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $17.9M
- On personal care products and services · $901 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,147
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 barbershops in Jessamine County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.5 for every 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Jessamine County spend about $17.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $901 per household, 10% 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 Jessamine County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $363K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Jessamine County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jessamine County grew 7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Jessamine County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #264 of 1,356 scored counties and #4 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Jessamine 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 | Jessamine County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $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 | +7.8% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $901 | $833 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $74,576 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 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
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- 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
- 1
- Amount
- $363K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Jessamine 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 Jessamine County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,147+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 19,913
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 172 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 317
- Median household income
- $74,576+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,909
- Median home value
- $268,100
- Jobs located here
- 19,582
- Daytime population
- 49,500Residents 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 |
Other business types in Jessamine 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 spas60
- Hair salons68
- Barbershops69
- Nail salons72
- Spas and skin care54
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Jessamine County, KY?
There are 7 barbershops on map listings in Jessamine County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Jessamine County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jessamine County, KY spend on personal care products and services?
About $17.9M a year, or $901 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 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 19,913 households in Jessamine County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jessamine County, KY compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Jessamine County has 3.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 34% 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, Jessamine County would have about 10, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Jessamine County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Jessamine County at 57,147 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,913 households. Median household income in Jessamine County is $74,576, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.0%, 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. Jessamine County scores 69 for barbershops (upper middle), #264 of 1,356 scored counties.
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