Beauty and personal care · County · Kentucky
Hair salons in Grayson County, KY
The hair salons in Grayson County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,373 of 2,339 scored counties
#37 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 17
- 9 chain locations (53%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.7M
- On personal care products and services · $757 a household
- Spending per listing
- $451K
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.8
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,406
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Grayson County spend about $7.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $757 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 hair salons, that is $451K per salon, 5% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Grayson County has 17 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (53%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.8, 28% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Grayson County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 53 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Grayson County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Grayson County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,373 of 2,339 scored counties and #37 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Grayson 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 | Grayson County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.8 | 20.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $451K | $410K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,668 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $757 | $833 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $50,757 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 45 |
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
- 53Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 179 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Grayson 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 Grayson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,406+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 10,129
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 500 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $50,757+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,276
- Median home value
- $164,600
- Jobs located here
- 7,694
- Daytime population
- 23,667Residents 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 |
| 37Grayson County, KY | 46 | 17 | 16.8 | $451K | +3.6% | #1,373 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Grayson 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 spas44
- Hair salons46
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care33
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Grayson County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 hair salons in Grayson County. 9 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Grayson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 53 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Grayson County, KY spend on personal care products and services?
About $7.7M a year, or $757 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $451K 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 10,129 households in Grayson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grayson County, KY compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Grayson County has 16.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $451K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Grayson County would have about 18, against 17 on map listings.
How fast is Grayson County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Grayson County at 27,406 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,129 households. Median household income in Grayson County is $50,757, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.5%, 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. 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. Grayson County scores 46 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,373 of 2,339 scored counties.
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