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Salons, barbers and spas in Owsley County, KY

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$866K
On personal care products and services · $553 a household
Spending per listing
$866K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
6.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
3,932
−2.5% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Owsley County comes to about $866K a year: $553 per household, 45% below the U.S. average. That is about $866K of household spending for each business on map listings.

There is 1 salon, barber or spa on map listings in Owsley County as of September 2026. That is 6.4 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Owsley County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Owsley County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Owsley 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 Owsley County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureOwsley CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.438.247.2
Spending per listing$866K$218K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,551804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.8%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$553$833$1,005
Median household income$22,188$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored46

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
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Owsley 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 Owsley County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,932−2.5% since 2020
Households
1,567
Median age
48.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
197 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$22,188
Average household income
$42,014
Median home value
$80,100
Jobs located here
657
Daytime population
3,656Residents 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 Owsley 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
Owsley County, KYNot scored16.4$866K−2.5%

Other business types in Owsley County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 salon, barber or spa in Owsley County. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Owsley County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $866K a year, or $553 per household. That is 45% below the U.S. average (an index of 55, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 salon, barber or spa on map listings, it comes to $866K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,567 households in Owsley County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Owsley County has 1 salon, barber or spa on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Owsley County would have about 4, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Owsley County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Owsley County at 3,932 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,567 households. The median household income in Owsley County is $22,188 a year, 73% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Owsley County

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