Beauty and personal care · County · Kentucky
Salons, barbers and spas in Pike County, KY
The salons, barbers and spas in Pike County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,069 of 2,385 scored counties
#76 of 96 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 89
- 24 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.9M
- On personal care products and services · $697 a household
- Spending per listing
- $190K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.6
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,721
- −6.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Pike County is 32 (lower middle), #2,069 of 2,385 scored counties and #76 of 96 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 89 salons, barbers and spas in Pike County. 24 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 36.6 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Pike County comes to about $16.9M a year: $697 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. Spread across 89 salons, barbers and spas, that is $190K per business, 11% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Pike County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 4,857 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $179K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Pike County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pike County declined 6.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Pike 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 | Pike County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.6 | 38.2 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $190K | $218K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,857 | 1,551 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.8% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −6.4% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $697 | $833 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $44,312 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 57
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $721K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 190Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8924 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 80The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $179K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Pike 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 Pike County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,721−6.4% since 2020
- Households
- 24,284
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 786 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 72
- Median household income
- $44,312+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,085
- Median home value
- $112,000
- Jobs located here
- 19,887
- Daytime population
- 57,040Residents 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 |
| 76Pike County, KY | 32 | 89 | 36.6 | $190K | −6.4% | #2,069 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Pike 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 spas32
- Hair salons8
- Barbershops43
- Nail salons18
- Spas and skin care18
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 Pike County, KY?
Pike County has 89 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 24 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 190 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pike County, KY spend on personal care products and services?
About $16.9M a year, or $697 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 89 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $190K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,284 households in Pike County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pike County, KY compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Pike County has 36.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $190K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Pike County would have about 80, against 89 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,857 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Pike County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Pike County at 54,721 people in 2025, down 6.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,284 households. Median household income in Pike County is $44,312, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Pike County scores 32 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #2,069 of 2,385 scored counties.
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