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Barbershops in Audrain County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Audrain County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 1 chain location (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.9M
- On personal care products and services · $856 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,528
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 barbershops in Audrain County. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Audrain County spend about $7.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $856 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 barbershops, that is $2M per shop, 5% above 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 Audrain County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Audrain County declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 barbershops on map listings, Audrain County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Audrain County compares
The same measures for Missouri 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.
| Measure | Audrain County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 19,750 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +42.7% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $856 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $59,448 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 41 |
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
- 41 chain location
- 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 barber shops in Audrain 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 Audrain County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,528−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 9,219
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 692 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $59,448+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,893
- Median home value
- $143,100
- Jobs located here
- 8,235
- Daytime population
- 22,988Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Christian County, MO | 83 | 12 | 3.4 | $3M | +8.3% | #50 of 1,356 |
| 2Cass County, MO | 82 | 16 | 3.7 | $2.9M | +7.1% | #56 of 1,356 |
| 3Jefferson County, MO | 78 | 25 | 2.8 | $3.6M | +2.7% | #91 of 1,356 |
| 4St. Charles County, MO | 77 | 67 | 4.2 | $2.8M | +4.9% | #109 of 1,356 |
| 5Newton County, MO | 74 | 7 | 3.2 | $2.9M | +6.1% | #153 of 1,356 |
| 6Cole County, MO | 70 | 10 | 3.2 | $3.1M | +1.7% | #228 of 1,356 |
| 7St. Louis County, MO | 70 | 163 | 3.9 | $2.7M | −1.2% | #233 of 1,356 |
| 8Platte County, MO | 68 | 19 | 4.3 | $2.6M | +6.7% | #280 of 1,356 |
| 9Clay County, MO | 66 | 51 | 5.0 | $2.1M | +4.3% | #316 of 1,356 |
| 10Franklin County, MO | 65 | 11 | 2.6 | $3.8M | +3.1% | #325 of 1,356 |
| Audrain County, MO | Not scored | 4 | 4.3 | $2M | −1.0% |
Other business types in Audrain 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 spas53
- Hair salons65
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care35
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Audrain County, MO?
Audrain County has 4 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Audrain County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Audrain County, MO spend on personal care products and services?
About $7.9M a year, or $856 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,219 households in Audrain County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Audrain County, MO compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Audrain County has 4.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending.
How fast is Audrain County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Audrain County at 24,528 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,219 households. Median household income in Audrain County is $59,448, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Audrain 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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