Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Kentucky
Barbershops in the Murray, KY area
The barbershops in the Murray, KY area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.5M
- On personal care products and services · $755 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 62% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,421
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 barbershops in the Murray area. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in the Murray area spend about $11.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $755 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.8M per shop, twice 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 Murray area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Murray area grew 4.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 barbershops on map listings, the Murray area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Murray 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 | Murray area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $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 | +4.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $755 | $833 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $52,706 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Murray 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 Murray area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,421+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 15,239
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 385 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 99
- Median household income
- $52,706+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,292
- Median home value
- $183,200
- Jobs located here
- 15,172
- Daytime population
- 39,043Residents 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 |
| Murray, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.0 | $3.8M | +4.9% |
Other business types in the Murray 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 spas45
- Hair salons45
- Barbershops
- Nail salons50
- Spas and skin care41
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Murray, KY area?
The Murray area has 3 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Murray area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Murray, KY area spend on personal care products and services?
About $11.5M a year, or $755 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,239 households in the Murray area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Murray, KY area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Murray area has 2.0 barbershops per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.8M, twice the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Murray area would have about 6, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is the Murray, KY area growing?
Population estimates put the Murray area at 39,421 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,239 households. Median household income in the Murray area is $52,706, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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 Murray area has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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