Beauty and personal care · County · Missouri
Barbershops in Cole County, MO
How Cole 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 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #228 of 1,356 scored counties
#6 of 33 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $30.8M
- On personal care products and services · $990 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 63% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 77,908
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $990 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Cole County spend about $30.8M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $3.1M per shop, 63% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 10 barbershops on map listings in Cole County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 3.2 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Cole County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cole County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Cole County is 70 (upper middle), #228 of 1,356 scored counties and #6 of 33 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Cole 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 | Cole County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $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 | +1.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $990 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $74,876 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 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
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Cole 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 Cole County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 77,908+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 31,086
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 392 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 197
- Median household income
- $74,876+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,025
- Median home value
- $229,600
- Jobs located here
- 56,757
- Daytime population
- 96,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Cole County?
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for barbershops, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Cole 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 |
Other business types in Cole 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 spas48
- Hair salons50
- Barbershops70
- Nail salons54
- Spas and skin care65
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Cole County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 barbershops in Cole County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Cole County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cole County, MO spend on personal care products and services?
About $30.8M a year, or $990 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 31,086 households in Cole County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cole County, MO compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Cole County has 3.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.1M, 63% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Cole County would have about 16, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Cole County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Cole County at 77,908 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,086 households. The median household income in Cole County is $74,876 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. Cole County scores 70 for barbershops (upper middle), #228 of 1,356 scored counties.
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