Beauty and personal care · County · Kentucky
Hair salons in Mason County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Mason County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,293 of 2,339 scored counties
#87 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 18
- 6 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.4M
- On personal care products and services · $751 a household
- Spending per listing
- $297K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.2
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,936
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Mason County is 13 (low), #2,293 of 2,339 scored counties and #87 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 hair salons in Mason County. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 25.2 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Mason County comes to about $5.4M a year: $751 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 hair salons, that is $297K per salon, 31% below the U.S. figure of $430K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Mason County in 2023. That is one for every 1,189 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mason County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Mason 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 | Mason County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.2 | 20.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $297K | $410K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,189 | 2,668 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $751 | $833 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $52,178 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 13 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $528K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 186 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Mason 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 Mason County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,936−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,131
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 240 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $52,178+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,212
- Median home value
- $161,500
- Jobs located here
- 7,561
- Daytime population
- 17,967Residents 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 |
| 87Mason County, KY | 13 | 18 | 25.2 | $297K | −1.2% | #2,293 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Mason 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 spas17
- Hair salons13
- Barbershops
- Nail salons12
- Spas and skin care23
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Mason County, KY?
There are 18 hair salons on map listings in Mason County as of September 2026. 6 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 33 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Mason County, KY spend on personal care products and services?
About $5.4M a year, or $751 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $297K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,131 households in Mason County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mason County, KY compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Mason County has 25.2 hair salons per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $297K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Mason County would have about 12, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,189 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Mason County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Mason County at 16,936 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,131 households. The median household income in Mason County is $52,178 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.0% 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. Mason County scores 13 for hair salons (low), #2,293 of 2,339 scored counties.
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