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Barbershops in Lewis County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Lewis County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.6M
On personal care products and services · $723 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
12,901
−1.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 barbershop in Lewis County. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households.

At $723 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Lewis County spend about $3.6M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $3.6M per shop. 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 Lewis County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Lewis County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 barbershop on map listings, Lewis County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lewis 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.

Barbershops in Lewis County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureLewis CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.05.15.3
Spending per listing$3.6M$1.6M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a38,60616,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.5%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$723$833$1,005
Median household income$46,838$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

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
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Lewis 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 Lewis County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,901−1.4% since 2020
Households
5,019
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
483 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$46,838+50.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,354
Median home value
$96,000
Jobs located here
1,960
Daytime population
10,439Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for barbershops, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Lewis County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oldham County, KY8393.9$3M+4.9%#51 of 1,356
2Scott County, KY8073.1$3.1M+8.2%#75 of 1,356
3Boone County, KY77203.9$2.6M+6.5%#111 of 1,356
4Jessamine County, KY6973.5$2.6M+7.8%#264 of 1,356
5Kenton County, KY68243.6$2.6M+3.9%#279 of 1,356
6Campbell County, KY64143.6$2.6M+2.5%#362 of 1,356
7Shelby County, KY6384.3$2.2M+6.2%#389 of 1,356
8Bullitt County, KY62134.1$2.3M+5.0%#407 of 1,356
9Clark County, KY5353.3$2.5M+2.3%#614 of 1,356
10Madison County, KY53164.3$1.9M+9.4%#628 of 1,356
Lewis County, KYNot scored12.0$3.6M−1.4%

Other business types in Lewis County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many barbershops are in Lewis County, KY?

There is 1 barbershop on map listings in Lewis County as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Lewis County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Lewis County, KY spend on personal care products and services?

About $3.6M a year, or $723 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 barbershop on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,019 households in Lewis County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lewis County, KY compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Lewis County has 1 barbershop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Lewis County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Lewis County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Lewis County at 12,901 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,019 households. Median household income in Lewis County is $46,838, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 50.4%, 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. Lewis County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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