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Salons, barbers and spas in Boone County, KY

The salons, barbers and spas in Boone County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #807 of 2,385 scored counties
#23 of 96 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
214
61 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
53
+32.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$52.3M
On personal care products and services · $1,026 a household
Spending per listing
$244K
15% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
42.0
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
145,316
+6.5% 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

Households in Boone County spend about $52.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,026 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 214 salons, barbers and spas, that is $244K per business, 15% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Boone County has 214 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 42.0, 11% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 53 businesses with payroll in Boone County classed as personal care services, up 32.5% from 2019. That is one for every 962 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 571 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Boone County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Boone County grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Boone County is 57 (upper middle), #807 of 2,385 scored counties and #23 of 96 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Boone 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Boone County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureBoone CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households42.038.247.2
Spending per listing$244K$218K$213K
Households per official establishment9621,551804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+32.5%+10.8%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,026$833$1,005
Median household income$99,414$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score5746

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
40 → 53+32.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
251
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
571Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
21461 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
246The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$1.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Boone 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 Boone County

Population, 2025 estimate
145,316+6.5% since 2020
Households
50,963
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
246 sq. mi.
People per square mile
568
Median household income
$99,414+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,006
Median home value
$277,300
Jobs located here
107,951
Daytime population
176,181Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Boone County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Spencer County, KY831115.1$672K+7.7%#46 of 2,385
2Oldham County, KY766427.8$416K+4.9%#135 of 2,385
3Todd County, KY75613.2$624K+5.6%#157 of 2,385
4Shelby County, KY716233.5$278K+6.2%#275 of 2,385
5Henry County, KY701117.9$448K+4.8%#278 of 2,385
6Garrard County, KY691420.9$376K+7.3%#313 of 2,385
7Anderson County, KY692626.9$323K+5.5%#320 of 2,385
8Meade County, KY672724.5$365K+2.2%#375 of 2,385
9Scott County, KY668437.1$258K+8.2%#440 of 2,385
10Bath County, KY65919.2$404K+3.6%#450 of 2,385
23Boone County, KY5721442.0$244K+6.5%#807 of 2,385

Other business types in Boone County

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Boone County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 214 salons, barbers and spas in Boone County. 61 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 32.5% from 2019. Another 571 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $52.3M a year, or $1,026 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 214 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $244K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,963 households in Boone County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Boone County, KY compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Boone County has 42.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $244K, 15% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Boone County would have about 246, against 214 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 962 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 32.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Boone County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Boone County at 145,316 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,963 households. The median household income in Boone County is $99,414 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.9% 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. Boone County scores 57 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #807 of 2,385 scored counties.

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