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Barbershops in Oldham County, KY

The barbershops in Oldham County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 83 out of 100: High

Ranked #51 of 1,356 scored counties
#1 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$26.7M
On personal care products and services · $1,158 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
57% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
70,986
+4.9% 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

Oldham County scores 83 (high) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #51 of 1,356 scored counties and #1 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for barbershops.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Oldham County comes to about $26.7M a year: $1,158 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per shop, 57% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

Oldham County has 9 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them 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.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Oldham County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Oldham County grew 4.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Oldham 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 Oldham County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureOldham CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.95.15.3
Spending per listing$3M$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+4.9%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,158$833$1,005
Median household income$122,497$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score8340

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
16Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Oldham 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 Oldham County

Population, 2025 estimate
70,986+4.9% since 2020
Households
23,025
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
187 sq. mi.
People per square mile
370
Median household income
$122,497+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$162,241
Median home value
$393,100
Jobs located here
17,264
Daytime population
52,951Residents 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 Oldham 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

Other business types in Oldham County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Oldham County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 barbershops in Oldham County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Oldham County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $26.7M a year, or $1,158 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $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 23,025 households in Oldham County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Oldham County has 3.9 barbershops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3M, 57% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Oldham County would have about 14, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Oldham County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Oldham County at 70,986 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,025 households. The median household income in Oldham County is $122,497 a year, 52% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Oldham County scores 83 for barbershops (high), #51 of 1,356 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for barbershops · All 56 business types in Oldham County

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