Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Kentucky
Hair salons in the Middlesborough, KY area
The hair salons in the Middlesborough, KY area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 1 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #538 of 538 scored small-town markets
#15 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 28
- 2 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.2M
- On personal care products and services · $622 a household
- Spending per listing
- $221K
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.2
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,829
- −4.8% since 2020
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What this means
For hair salons, the Middlesborough area has a Groundwork market score of 1 (very low): #538 of 538 scored small-town markets and #15 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Middlesborough area spend about $6.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $622 per household, 38% below the U.S. average. Spread across 28 hair salons, that is $221K per salon, 49% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 28 hair salons on map listings in the Middlesborough area as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 7%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 28.2 for every 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in the Middlesborough area, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in the Middlesborough area from 2020 to 2025 at −4.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Middlesborough 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 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 | Middlesborough area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.2 | 20.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $221K | $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 | −4.8% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $622 | $833 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $31,354 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 1 | 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
- 43Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 282 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 beauty salons in the Middlesborough 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 Middlesborough area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,829−4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 9,939
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 359 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $31,354+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $49,259
- Median home value
- $89,000
- Jobs located here
- 7,622
- Daytime population
- 23,467Residents 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 hair salons, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with the Middlesborough area marked.
Top small-town markets in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glasgow, KY | 62 | 35 | 15.8 | $472K | +2.6% | #133 of 538 |
| 2Mayfield, KY | 59 | 20 | 14.1 | $535K | +1.4% | #159 of 538 |
| 3Frankfort, KY | 59 | 65 | 20.1 | $424K | +3.1% | #165 of 538 |
| 4Richmond-Berea, KY | 58 | 101 | 20.4 | $393K | +7.0% | #181 of 538 |
| 5Somerset, KY | 57 | 49 | 18.7 | $399K | +3.5% | #194 of 538 |
| 6Corbin, KY | 46 | 106 | 18.7 | $377K | +0.1% | #315 of 538 |
| 7Henderson, KY | 45 | 44 | 18.8 | $418K | −0.9% | #325 of 538 |
| 8Murray, KY | 45 | 32 | 21.0 | $359K | +4.9% | #328 of 538 |
| 9Mount Sterling, KY | 44 | 35 | 19.3 | $396K | +3.1% | #337 of 538 |
| 10Franklin, KY | 43 | 18 | 22.4 | $355K | +5.9% | #348 of 538 |
| 15Middlesborough, KY | 1 | 28 | 28.2 | $221K | −4.8% | #538 of 538 |
Other business types in the Middlesborough 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
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Middlesborough, KY area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 hair salons in the Middlesborough area. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in the Middlesborough area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 43 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Middlesborough, KY area spend on personal care products and services?
About $6.2M a year, or $622 per household. That is 38% below the U.S. average (an index of 62, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $221K 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 9,939 households in the Middlesborough area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Middlesborough, KY area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Middlesborough area has 28.2 hair salons per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $221K, 49% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Middlesborough area would have about 14, against 28 on map listings.
How fast is the Middlesborough, KY area growing?
Population estimates put the Middlesborough area at 22,829 people in 2025, down 4.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,939 households. Median household income in the Middlesborough area is $31,354, 61% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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 Middlesborough area scores 1 for hair salons (very low), #538 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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