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Hair salons in Owen County, KY

The hair salons in Owen County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.3M
On personal care products and services · $780 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
11,601
+2.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 hair salons in Owen County. That is 4.7 per 10,000 households.

Households in Owen County spend about $3.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $780 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each salon on map listings. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Owen County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Owen County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 hair salons on map listings, Owen County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Owen 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.

Hair salons in Owen County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureOwen CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.720.323.4
Spending per listing$1.7M$410K$430K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,6681,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.0%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$780$833$1,005
Median household income$61,134$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

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
24Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Owen 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 Owen County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,601+2.6% since 2020
Households
4,252
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
88%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
351 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$61,134+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,128
Median home value
$168,700
Jobs located here
1,456
Daytime population
7,956Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Hair salons across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for hair salons, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Owen County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Spencer County, KY7979.6$1.1M+7.7%#85 of 2,339
2Woodford County, KY751614.8$639K+3.7%#156 of 2,339
3Oldham County, KY743414.8$784K+4.9%#167 of 2,339
4Shelby County, KY713619.5$478K+6.2%#270 of 2,339
5Kenton County, KY699614.3$661K+3.9%#311 of 2,339
6Bullitt County, KY694915.4$597K+5.0%#319 of 2,339
7Jessamine County, KY683517.6$513K+7.8%#366 of 2,339
8Scott County, KY674620.3$472K+8.2%#404 of 2,339
9Garrard County, KY66913.4$585K+7.3%#417 of 2,339
10Breckinridge County, KY651012.4$626K+5.2%#442 of 2,339
Owen County, KYNot scored24.7$1.7M+2.6%

Other business types in Owen County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many hair salons are in Owen County, KY?

There are 2 hair salons on map listings in Owen County as of September 2026. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Owen County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Owen County, KY spend on personal care products and services?

About $3.3M a year, or $780 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,252 households in Owen County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Owen County, KY compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Owen County has 2 hair salons on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Owen County would have about 8, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Owen County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Owen County at 11,601 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,252 households. The median household income in Owen County is $61,134 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. Owen County has no market score for hair salons: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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