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Salons, barbers and spas in Jessamine County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Jessamine County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #647 of 2,385 scored counties
#20 of 96 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
62
11 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.9M
On personal care products and services · $901 a household
Spending per listing
$289K
36% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
31.1
34% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,147
+7.8% 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 62 salons, barbers and spas in Jessamine County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 31.1, 34% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Households in Jessamine County spend about $17.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $901 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $289K per business, 36% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Jessamine County was 19 in 2023. That is one for every 1,048 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 177 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $363K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Jessamine County.

Population estimates show Jessamine County grew 7.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Jessamine County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #647 of 2,385 scored counties and #20 of 96 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Jessamine 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 Jessamine County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureJessamine CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households31.138.247.2
Spending per listing$289K$218K$213K
Households per official establishment1,0481,551804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.8%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.8%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$901$833$1,005
Median household income$74,576$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score6046

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 19
Employees, 2023
85
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
177Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6211 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$363K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
57,147+7.8% since 2020
Households
19,913
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
172 sq. mi.
People per square mile
317
Median household income
$74,576+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,909
Median home value
$268,100
Jobs located here
19,582
Daytime population
49,500Residents 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 Jessamine 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
20Jessamine County, KY606231.1$289K+7.8%#647 of 2,385

Other business types in Jessamine County

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

Questions

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

There are 62 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Jessamine County as of September 2026. 11 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 177 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $17.9M a year, or $901 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $289K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,913 households in Jessamine County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jessamine County has 31.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $289K, 36% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Jessamine County would have about 84, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,048 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Jessamine County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Jessamine County at 57,147 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,913 households. Median household income in Jessamine County is $74,576, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.0%, 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. Jessamine County scores 60 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #647 of 2,385 scored counties.

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