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Barbershops in Madison County, KY
The barbershops in Madison County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #628 of 1,356 scored counties
#10 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 16
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $30.8M
- On personal care products and services · $832 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 101,696
- +9.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 barbershops in Madison County. One of them (6%) 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.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Madison County comes to about $30.8M a year: $832 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per shop, 2% 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 Madison County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Madison County grew 9.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Madison County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #628 of 1,356 scored counties and #10 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Madison 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 | Madison County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $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 | +9.4% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $832 | $833 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $63,351 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 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
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 161 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Madison 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 Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 101,696+9.4% since 2020
- Households
- 37,051
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 438 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 219
- Median household income
- $63,351+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,157
- Median home value
- $232,000
- Jobs located here
- 35,314
- Daytime population
- 89,450Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Madison County?
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for barbershops, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Madison County marked.
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 Madison 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 spas53
- Hair salons52
- Barbershops53
- Nail salons70
- Spas and skin care58
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Madison County, KY?
Madison County has 16 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Madison County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Madison County, KY spend on personal care products and services?
About $30.8M a year, or $832 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 37,051 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, KY compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Madison County has 4.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.9M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending.
How fast is Madison County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 101,696 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 37,051 households. Median household income in Madison County is $63,351, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Madison County scores 53 for barbershops (upper middle), #628 of 1,356 scored counties.
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