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Barbershops in Conway County, AR

How Conway County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.1M
On personal care products and services · $739 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,393
+3.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 barbershops in Conway County. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Conway County comes to about $6.1M a year: $739 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 barbershops, that is $1.5M per shop, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Conway County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Conway County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 barbershops on map listings, Conway County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Conway County compares

The same measures for Arkansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the barbershops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Barbershops in Conway County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureConway CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.85.25.3
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.6M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a33,50016,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+56.5%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$739$815$1,005
Median household income$54,187$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

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
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 barber shops in Conway 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 Conway County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,393+3.2% since 2020
Households
8,279
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
552 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$54,187+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,745
Median home value
$154,100
Jobs located here
6,583
Daytime population
19,452Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for barbershops, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Conway County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, AR69414.2$2.1M+9.9%#270 of 1,356
2Saline County, AR68183.6$2.5M+7.6%#281 of 1,356
3Crawford County, AR5973.0$2.7M+4.1%#462 of 1,356
4Greene County, AR5752.8$2.8M+3.4%#513 of 1,356
5Benton County, AR55575.1$2M+16.0%#573 of 1,356
6Craighead County, AR46204.5$1.8M+4.8%#809 of 1,356
7Faulkner County, AR45285.7$1.5M+8.2%#838 of 1,356
8White County, AR43124.1$1.9M+4.2%#881 of 1,356
9Boone County, AR4263.9$2M+3.3%#891 of 1,356
10Pulaski County, AR391589.2$923K+1.3%#953 of 1,356
Conway County, ARNot scored44.8$1.5M+3.2%

Other business types in Conway County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Conway County, AR?

There are 4 barbershops on map listings in Conway County as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Conway County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Conway County, AR spend on personal care products and services?

About $6.1M a year, or $739 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,279 households in Conway County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Conway County, AR compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Conway County has 4.8 barbershops per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Conway County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Conway County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Conway County at 21,393 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,279 households. Median household income in Conway County is $54,187, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Conway County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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