Beauty and personal care · County · Kentucky
Salons, barbers and spas in Hart County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Hart County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #484 of 2,385 scored counties
#12 of 96 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.4M
- On personal care products and services · $738 a household
- Spending per listing
- $419K
- 97% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.6
- 63% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,117
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $738 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Hart County spend about $5.4M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 13 salons, barbers and spas, that is $419K per business, 97% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Hart County has 13 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 17.6 for every 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Hart County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 50 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Hart County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Hart County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #484 of 2,385 scored counties and #12 of 96 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Hart 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 | Hart County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.6 | 38.2 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $419K | $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 | +4.3% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $738 | $833 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $52,285 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 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
- 50Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 Hart 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 Hart County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,117+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 7,376
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 413 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $52,285+36.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,216
- Median home value
- $146,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,154
- Daytime population
- 18,179Residents 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 |
| 12Hart County, KY | 64 | 13 | 17.6 | $419K | +4.3% | #484 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Hart 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 spas64
- Hair salons51
- 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 Hart County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 salons, barbers and spas in Hart County. One of them (8%) 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 Hart County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 50 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hart County, KY spend on personal care products and services?
About $5.4M a year, or $738 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $419K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,376 households in Hart County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hart County, KY compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Hart County has 17.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $419K, 97% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Hart County would have about 26, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Hart County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Hart County at 20,117 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,376 households. The median household income in Hart County is $52,285 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.2% 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. Hart County scores 64 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #484 of 2,385 scored counties.
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