Beauty and personal care · County · Kentucky
Hair salons in Taylor County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Taylor County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,205 of 2,339 scored counties
#77 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 26
- 5 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.9M
- On personal care products and services · $770 a household
- Spending per listing
- $304K
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.3
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,763
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Taylor County scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #2,205 of 2,339 scored counties and #77 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 hair salons in Taylor County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 19%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 25.3 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $770 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Taylor County spend about $7.9M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $304K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 29% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Taylor County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 933 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Population estimates show Taylor County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Taylor 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 | Taylor County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.3 | 20.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $304K | $410K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 933 | 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 | $770 | $833 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $60,456 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 28
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $767K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 64Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 265 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 Taylor 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 Taylor County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,763+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 10,260
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 266 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 99
- Median household income
- $60,456+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,281
- Median home value
- $174,200
- Jobs located here
- 11,136
- Daytime population
- 27,829Residents 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 |
| 77Taylor County, KY | 21 | 26 | 25.3 | $304K | +2.9% | #2,205 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Taylor 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 spas21
- Hair salons21
- Barbershops19
- Nail salons29
- Spas and skin care51
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Taylor County, KY?
There are 26 hair salons on map listings in Taylor County as of September 2026. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 64 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Taylor County, KY spend on personal care products and services?
About $7.9M a year, or $770 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $304K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,260 households in Taylor County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Taylor County, KY compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Taylor County has 25.3 hair salons per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $304K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Taylor County would have about 18, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 933 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Taylor County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Taylor County at 26,763 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,260 households. The median household income in Taylor County is $60,456 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. Taylor County scores 21 for hair salons (low), #2,205 of 2,339 scored counties.
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