Beauty and personal care · County · Kentucky
Salons, barbers and spas in Knox County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Knox County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 9 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,373 of 2,385 scored counties
#95 of 96 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 42
- 4 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.3M
- On personal care products and services · $624 a household
- Spending per listing
- $174K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.9
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,532
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Knox County has a Groundwork market score of 9 (very low): #2,373 of 2,385 scored counties and #95 of 96 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $624 per household (38% below the U.S. average), households in Knox County spend about $7.3M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $174K of household spending for each business on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Knox County has 42 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 35.9 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Knox County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Knox County. Population estimates put the population change in Knox County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Knox 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 | Knox County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.9 | 38.2 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $174K | $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 | −2.2% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $624 | $833 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $32,527 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 9 | 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
- 74Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 424 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,532−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 11,711
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 386 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 77
- Median household income
- $32,527+7.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $50,707
- Median home value
- $118,700
- Jobs located here
- 8,810
- Daytime population
- 28,691Residents 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 |
| 95Knox County, KY | 9 | 42 | 35.9 | $174K | −2.2% | #2,373 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Knox 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 spas9
- Hair salons17
- Barbershops15
- Nail salons11
- Spas and skin care7
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 Knox County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 salons, barbers and spas in Knox County. 4 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Knox County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 74 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Knox County, KY spend on personal care products and services?
About $7.3M a year, or $624 per household. That is 38% below the U.S. average (an index of 62, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $174K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,711 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, KY compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Knox County has 35.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $174K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Knox County would have about 34, against 42 on map listings.
How fast is Knox County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 29,532 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,711 households. The median household income in Knox County is $32,527 a year, 60% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 7.8% 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. Knox County scores 9 for salons, barbers and spas (very low), #2,373 of 2,385 scored counties.
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