Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Kentucky
Barbershops in the Mount Sterling, KY area
How the Mount Sterling, KY area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #211 of 377 scored small-town markets
#3 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 7
- 3 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.9M
- On personal care products and services · $762 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,428
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 barbershops in the Mount Sterling area. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in the Mount Sterling area spend about $13.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $762 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 barbershops, that is $2M per shop, 5% 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 the Mount Sterling area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Mount Sterling area grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in the Mount Sterling area is 48 (lower middle), #211 of 377 scored small-town markets and #3 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky.
How the Mount Sterling area 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 | Mount Sterling area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $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 | +3.1% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $762 | $833 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $55,208 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 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
- 73 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 the Mount Sterling area, 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 the Mount Sterling area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,428+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,181
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 679 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 70
- Median household income
- $55,208+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,334
- Median home value
- $151,900
- Jobs located here
- 13,375
- Daytime population
- 41,916Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frankfort, KY | 65 | 11 | 3.4 | $2.5M | +3.1% | #99 of 377 |
| 2Richmond-Berea, KY | 50 | 23 | 4.6 | $1.7M | +7.0% | #201 of 377 |
| 3Mount Sterling, KY | 48 | 7 | 3.9 | $2M | +3.1% | #211 of 377 |
| 4Mayfield, KY | 38 | 6 | 4.2 | $1.8M | +1.4% | #263 of 377 |
| 5Franklin, KY | 35 | 6 | 7.5 | $1.1M | +5.9% | #285 of 377 |
| 6Pikeville, KY | 33 | 11 | 2.8 | $2.5M | −5.4% | #291 of 377 |
| 7Somerset, KY | 32 | 15 | 5.7 | $1.3M | +3.5% | #302 of 377 |
| 8Corbin, KY | 29 | 23 | 4.1 | $1.7M | +0.1% | #310 of 377 |
| 9Danville, KY | 29 | 19 | 8.7 | $886K | +3.6% | #313 of 377 |
| 10Glasgow, KY | 28 | 14 | 6.3 | $1.2M | +2.6% | #316 of 377 |
Other business types in the Mount Sterling area
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 spas61
- Hair salons44
- Barbershops48
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care46
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Mount Sterling, KY area?
There are 7 barbershops on map listings in the Mount Sterling area as of September 2026. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Mount Sterling area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Mount Sterling, KY area spend on personal care products and services?
About $13.9M a year, or $762 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,181 households in the Mount Sterling area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Mount Sterling, KY area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Mount Sterling area has 3.9 barbershops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2M, 5% 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 the Mount Sterling, KY area growing?
Population estimates put the Mount Sterling area at 48,428 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,181 households. Median household income in the Mount Sterling area is $55,208, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Mount Sterling area scores 48 for barbershops (lower middle), #211 of 377 scored small-town markets.
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