Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Kentucky
Barbershops in the Somerset, KY area
The barbershops in the Somerset, KY area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #302 of 377 scored small-town markets
#7 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 15
- 3 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $19.6M
- On personal care products and services · $746 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,384
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
For barbershops, the Somerset area has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #302 of 377 scored small-town markets and #7 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $746 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in the Somerset area spend about $19.6M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.3M per shop, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 15 barbershops on map listings in the Somerset area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in the Somerset area, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in the Somerset area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Somerset 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 | Somerset area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $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 | +3.5% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $746 | $833 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $51,898 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 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
- 30Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 153 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Somerset 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 Somerset area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,384+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 26,210
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 658 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 100
- Median household income
- $51,898+29.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,241
- Median home value
- $166,900
- Jobs located here
- 25,101
- Daytime population
- 66,566Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kentucky for barbershops, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with the Somerset area marked.
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 Somerset 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 spas47
- Hair salons57
- Barbershops32
- Nail salons53
- Spas and skin care39
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Somerset, KY area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 barbershops in the Somerset area. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Somerset area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 30 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Somerset, KY area spend on personal care products and services?
About $19.6M a year, or $746 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 26,210 households in the Somerset area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Somerset, KY area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Somerset area has 5.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.3M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Somerset area would have about 10, against 15 on map listings.
How fast is the Somerset, KY area growing?
Population estimates put the Somerset area at 67,384 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,210 households. The median household income in the Somerset area is $51,898 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.8% 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. 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 Somerset area scores 32 for barbershops (lower middle), #302 of 377 scored small-town markets.
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