Beauty and personal care · County · Missouri
Barbershops in Barton County, MO
The barbershops in Barton County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,242 of 1,356 scored counties
#31 of 33 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.6M
- On personal care products and services · $808 a household
- Spending per listing
- $720K
- 62% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,795
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
For barbershops, Barton County has a Groundwork market score of 18 (low): #1,242 of 1,356 scored counties and #31 of 33 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Barton County spend about $3.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $808 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $720K per shop, 62% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 5 barbershops on map listings in Barton County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 11.2 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Barton County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Barton County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Barton 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 | Barton County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $720K | $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 | +1.5% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $808 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $51,635 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 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
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Barton 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 Barton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,795+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 4,454
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 592 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $51,635+17.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,871
- Median home value
- $136,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,343
- Daytime population
- 9,923Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for barbershops, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Barton County marked.
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 |
| 31Barton County, MO | 18 | 5 | 11.2 | $720K | +1.5% | #1,242 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Barton 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 spas37
- Hair salons63
- Barbershops18
- 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 barbershops are in Barton County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 barbershops in Barton County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Barton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Barton County, MO spend on personal care products and services?
About $3.6M a year, or $808 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $720K 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 4,454 households in Barton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barton County, MO compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Barton County has 11.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $720K, 62% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Barton County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Barton County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Barton County at 11,795 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,454 households. The median household income in Barton County is $51,635 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.0% 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. Barton County scores 18 for barbershops (low), #1,242 of 1,356 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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