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Barbershops in Cass County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 82 out of 100: High

Ranked #56 of 1,356 scored counties
#2 of 33 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
16
4 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$45.8M
On personal care products and services · $1,061 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
52% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
115,859
+7.1% 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

Cass County scores 82 (high) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #56 of 1,356 scored counties and #2 of 33 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for barbershops.

At $1,061 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Cass County spend about $45.8M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 52% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 16 barbershops on map listings in Cass County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 25%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Cass County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cass County grew 7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Cass 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.

Barbershops in Cass County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.74.65.3
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.1M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a19,75016,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+42.7%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,061$970$1,005
Median household income$87,535$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score8241

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
26Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
164 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 Cass 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 Cass County

Population, 2025 estimate
115,859+7.1% since 2020
Households
43,206
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
697 sq. mi.
People per square mile
159
Median household income
$87,535+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,544
Median home value
$292,400
Jobs located here
30,659
Daytime population
87,642Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Missouri

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

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Christian County, MO83123.4$3M+8.3%#50 of 1,356
2Cass County, MO82163.7$2.9M+7.1%#56 of 1,356
3Jefferson County, MO78252.8$3.6M+2.7%#91 of 1,356
4St. Charles County, MO77674.2$2.8M+4.9%#109 of 1,356
5Newton County, MO7473.2$2.9M+6.1%#153 of 1,356
6Cole County, MO70103.2$3.1M+1.7%#228 of 1,356
7St. Louis County, MO701633.9$2.7M−1.2%#233 of 1,356
8Platte County, MO68194.3$2.6M+6.7%#280 of 1,356
9Clay County, MO66515.0$2.1M+4.3%#316 of 1,356
10Franklin County, MO65112.6$3.8M+3.1%#325 of 1,356

Other business types in Cass County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Cass County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 barbershops in Cass County. 4 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Cass County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Cass County, MO spend on personal care products and services?

About $45.8M a year, or $1,061 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 43,206 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cass County, MO compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Cass County has 3.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Cass County would have about 24, against 16 on map listings.

How fast is Cass County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 115,859 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,206 households. The median household income in Cass County is $87,535 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. Cass County scores 82 for barbershops (high), #56 of 1,356 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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