Beauty and personal care · County · Kentucky
Hair salons in Boyle County, KY
The hair salons in Boyle County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,959 of 2,339 scored counties
#60 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 46
- 10 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.6M
- On personal care products and services · $795 a household
- Spending per listing
- $208K
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.2
- 63% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,632
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Boyle County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,959 of 2,339 scored counties and #60 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Boyle County spend about $9.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $795 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $208K per salon, 52% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 46 hair salons on map listings in Boyle County as of September 2026. 10 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 38.2, 63% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Boyle County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 2,409 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Population estimates show Boyle County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Boyle 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 hair salons 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 | Boyle County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.2 | 20.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $208K | $410K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,409 | 2,668 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $795 | $833 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $61,159 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 80Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4610 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 beauty salons in Boyle 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 Boyle County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,632+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 12,045
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 180 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 172
- Median household income
- $61,159+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,053
- Median home value
- $209,900
- Jobs located here
- 14,969
- Daytime population
- 33,612Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Spencer County, KY | 79 | 7 | 9.6 | $1.1M | +7.7% | #85 of 2,339 |
| 2Woodford County, KY | 75 | 16 | 14.8 | $639K | +3.7% | #156 of 2,339 |
| 3Oldham County, KY | 74 | 34 | 14.8 | $784K | +4.9% | #167 of 2,339 |
| 4Shelby County, KY | 71 | 36 | 19.5 | $478K | +6.2% | #270 of 2,339 |
| 5Kenton County, KY | 69 | 96 | 14.3 | $661K | +3.9% | #311 of 2,339 |
| 6Bullitt County, KY | 69 | 49 | 15.4 | $597K | +5.0% | #319 of 2,339 |
| 7Jessamine County, KY | 68 | 35 | 17.6 | $513K | +7.8% | #366 of 2,339 |
| 8Scott County, KY | 67 | 46 | 20.3 | $472K | +8.2% | #404 of 2,339 |
| 9Garrard County, KY | 66 | 9 | 13.4 | $585K | +7.3% | #417 of 2,339 |
| 10Breckinridge County, KY | 65 | 10 | 12.4 | $626K | +5.2% | #442 of 2,339 |
| 60Boyle County, KY | 33 | 46 | 38.2 | $208K | +2.9% | #1,959 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Boyle 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 spas28
- Hair salons33
- Barbershops23
- Nail salons38
- Spas and skin care21
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Boyle County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 46 hair salons in Boyle County. 10 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 80 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Boyle County, KY spend on personal care products and services?
About $9.6M a year, or $795 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $208K per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,045 households in Boyle County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Boyle County, KY compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Boyle County has 38.2 hair salons per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $208K, 52% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Boyle County would have about 22, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,409 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Boyle County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Boyle County at 31,632 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,045 households. Median household income in Boyle County is $61,159, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Boyle County scores 33 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,959 of 2,339 scored counties.
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