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Salons, barbers and spas in Pendleton County, KY
The salons, barbers and spas in Pendleton County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #587 of 2,385 scored counties
#17 of 96 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 10
- 3 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.4M
- On personal care products and services · $801 a household
- Spending per listing
- $436K
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.4
- 61% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,800
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 salons, barbers and spas in Pendleton County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 30%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 18.4 for every 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Pendleton County comes to about $4.4M a year: $801 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $436K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Pendleton County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Pendleton County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Pendleton County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #587 of 2,385 scored counties and #17 of 96 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Pendleton 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 | Pendleton County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.4 | 38.2 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $436K | $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 | +1.1% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $801 | $833 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $64,669 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 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
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 103 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Pendleton 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 Pendleton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,800+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,442
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 277 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $64,669+18.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,625
- Median home value
- $159,800
- Jobs located here
- 2,343
- Daytime population
- 10,610Residents 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 |
| 17Pendleton County, KY | 61 | 10 | 18.4 | $436K | +1.1% | #587 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Pendleton 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 spas61
- Hair salons47
- 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 Pendleton County, KY?
Pendleton County has 10 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (30%) 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 Pendleton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pendleton County, KY spend on personal care products and services?
About $4.4M 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 10 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $436K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,442 households in Pendleton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pendleton County, KY compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Pendleton County has 18.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $436K, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Pendleton County would have about 21, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Pendleton County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Pendleton County at 14,800 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,442 households. Median household income in Pendleton County is $64,669, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.9%, 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. Pendleton County scores 61 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #587 of 2,385 scored counties.
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