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Barbershops in Knox County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Knox County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 15 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,268 of 1,356 scored counties
#40 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.3M
- On personal care products and services · $624 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,532
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Knox County is 15 (low), #1,268 of 1,356 scored counties and #40 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Knox County comes to about $7.3M a year: $624 per household, 38% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per shop, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 5 barbershops on map listings in Knox County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Knox County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Knox County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Knox 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 | Knox County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 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 | −2.2% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $624 | $833 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $32,527 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 15 | 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
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,532−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 11,711
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 386 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 77
- Median household income
- $32,527+7.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $50,707
- Median home value
- $118,700
- Jobs located here
- 8,810
- Daytime population
- 28,691Residents 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 |
| 40Knox County, KY | 15 | 5 | 4.3 | $1.5M | −2.2% | #1,268 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Knox 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 spas9
- Hair salons17
- Barbershops15
- Nail salons11
- Spas and skin care7
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Knox County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 barbershops in Knox County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Knox County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Knox County, KY spend on personal care products and services?
About $7.3M a year, or $624 per household. That is 38% below the U.S. average (an index of 62, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 11,711 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, KY compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Knox County has 4.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Knox County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Knox County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 29,532 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,711 households. The median household income in Knox County is $32,527 a year, 60% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 7.8% 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. Knox County scores 15 for barbershops (low), #1,268 of 1,356 scored counties.
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