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Salons, barbers and spas in Larue County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #604 of 2,385 scored counties
#19 of 96 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
15
3 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.8M
On personal care products and services · $801 a household
Spending per listing
$320K
51% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.0
47% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,184
+2.1% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Larue County comes to about $4.8M a year: $801 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $320K of household spending for each business on map listings, 51% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

There are 15 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Larue County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.0, 47% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Larue County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 1,999 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 42 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Larue County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Larue County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #604 of 2,385 scored counties and #19 of 96 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Larue 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 Larue County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureLarue CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.038.247.2
Spending per listing$320K$218K$213K
Households per official establishment1,9991,551804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.8%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$801$833$1,005
Median household income$67,067$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score6146

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
1
Annual payroll, 2023
$20K
One-person businesses, 2023
42Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
153 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The 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 Larue 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 Larue County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,184+2.1% since 2020
Households
5,996
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
261 sq. mi.
People per square mile
58
Median household income
$67,067+40.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,634
Median home value
$183,500
Jobs located here
2,612
Daytime population
11,068Residents 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 Larue 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
19Larue County, KY611525.0$320K+2.1%#604 of 2,385

Other business types in Larue County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 salons, barbers and spas in Larue County. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 42 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $4.8M a year, or $801 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $320K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,996 households in Larue County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Larue County has 25.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $320K, 51% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Larue County would have about 23, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,999 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Larue County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Larue County at 15,184 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,996 households. The median household income in Larue County is $67,067 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.8% 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. Larue County scores 61 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #604 of 2,385 scored counties.

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