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Barbershops in Laurel County, KY
How Laurel 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #846 of 1,356 scored counties
#14 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $18.4M
- On personal care products and services · $766 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,746
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Laurel County comes to about $18.4M a year: $766 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 barbershops, that is $2.3M per shop, 22% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 8 barbershops on map listings in Laurel County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Laurel County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Laurel County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Laurel County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #846 of 1,356 scored counties and #14 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Laurel 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 | Laurel County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $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 | +1.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $766 | $833 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $57,771 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 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
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Laurel 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 Laurel County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,746+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 23,996
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 434 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 145
- Median household income
- $57,771+39.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,501
- Median home value
- $159,500
- Jobs located here
- 28,658
- Daytime population
- 68,298Residents 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 |
| 14Laurel County, KY | 44 | 8 | 3.3 | $2.3M | +1.6% | #846 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Laurel 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 spas43
- Hair salons46
- Barbershops44
- Nail salons25
- Spas and skin care28
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Laurel County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 barbershops in Laurel County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Laurel County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Laurel County, KY spend on personal care products and services?
About $18.4M a year, or $766 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 23,996 households in Laurel County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Laurel County, KY compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Laurel County has 3.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Laurel County would have about 10, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Laurel County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Laurel County at 63,746 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,996 households. The median household income in Laurel County is $57,771 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.1% 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. Laurel County scores 44 for barbershops (lower middle), #846 of 1,356 scored counties.
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