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Barbershops in Saline County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Saline County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #281 of 1,356 scored counties
#2 of 24 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
18
3 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$45.2M
On personal care products and services · $901 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
33% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
133,288
+7.6% 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

Households in Saline County spend about $45.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $901 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 33% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

Saline County has 18 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Saline County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 34 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Saline County grew 7.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Saline County is 68 (upper middle), #281 of 1,356 scored counties and #2 of 24 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Saline 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 Saline County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureSaline CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.65.25.3
Spending per listing$2.5M$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+7.6%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$901$815$1,005
Median household income$79,046$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score6840

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
34Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
183 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Saline 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 Saline County

Population, 2025 estimate
133,288+7.6% since 2020
Households
50,203
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
724 sq. mi.
People per square mile
176
Median household income
$79,046+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,923
Median home value
$221,200
Jobs located here
29,052
Daytime population
99,620Residents 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 Saline 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

Other business types in Saline County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Saline County, AR?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 barbershops in Saline County. 3 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Saline County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 34 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $45.2M a year, or $901 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per shop. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,203 households in Saline County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Saline County has 3.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Saline County would have about 24, against 18 on map listings.

How fast is Saline County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Saline County at 133,288 people in 2025, up 7.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,203 households. The median household income in Saline County is $79,046 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Saline County scores 68 for barbershops (upper middle), #281 of 1,356 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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