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Salons, barbers and spas in Ballard County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Ballard County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.7M
- On personal care products and services · $832 a household
- Spending per listing
- $297K
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.0
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 7,594
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 salons, barbers and spas in Ballard County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 28.0 for every 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $832 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Ballard County spend about $2.7M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $297K per business, 39% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Ballard County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Ballard County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Ballard 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 salons, barbers and spas 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 | Ballard County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.0 | 38.2 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $297K | $218K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,551 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.8% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $832 | $833 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $66,164 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 46 |
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
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 personal care services in Ballard 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 Ballard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 7,594−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 3,209
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 247 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $66,164
- Average household income
- $85,057
- Median home value
- $145,800
- Jobs located here
- 2,184
- Daytime population
- 6,555Residents 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 | 83 | 11 | 15.1 | $672K | +7.7% | #46 of 2,385 |
| 2Oldham County, KY | 76 | 64 | 27.8 | $416K | +4.9% | #135 of 2,385 |
| 3Todd County, KY | 75 | 6 | 13.2 | $624K | +5.6% | #157 of 2,385 |
| 4Shelby County, KY | 71 | 62 | 33.5 | $278K | +6.2% | #275 of 2,385 |
| 5Henry County, KY | 70 | 11 | 17.9 | $448K | +4.8% | #278 of 2,385 |
| 6Garrard County, KY | 69 | 14 | 20.9 | $376K | +7.3% | #313 of 2,385 |
| 7Anderson County, KY | 69 | 26 | 26.9 | $323K | +5.5% | #320 of 2,385 |
| 8Meade County, KY | 67 | 27 | 24.5 | $365K | +2.2% | #375 of 2,385 |
| 9Scott County, KY | 66 | 84 | 37.1 | $258K | +8.2% | #440 of 2,385 |
| 10Bath County, KY | 65 | 9 | 19.2 | $404K | +3.6% | #450 of 2,385 |
| Ballard County, KY | Not scored | 9 | 28.0 | $297K | −1.5% |
Other business types in Ballard County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
- Salons, barbers and spas
- Hair salons
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many salons, barbers and spas are in Ballard County, KY?
Ballard County has 9 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Ballard County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ballard County, KY spend on personal care products and services?
About $2.7M a year, or $832 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $297K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,209 households in Ballard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ballard County, KY compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Ballard County has 28.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $297K, 39% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Ballard County would have about 13, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Ballard County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Ballard County at 7,594 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,209 households. Median household income in Ballard County is $66,164, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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