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Barbershops in Douglas County, MO

The barbershops in Douglas County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.7M
On personal care products and services · $800 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
12,342
+6.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 barbershop in Douglas County. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Douglas County comes to about $3.7M a year: $800 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.7M per shop. 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 Douglas County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Douglas County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 barbershop on map listings, Douglas County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Douglas 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 Douglas County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureDouglas CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.14.65.3
Spending per listing$3.7M$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+6.4%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$800$970$1,005
Median household income$45,985$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored41

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
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,342+6.4% since 2020
Households
4,654
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
814 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$45,985+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,551
Median home value
$168,200
Jobs located here
2,403
Daytime population
11,144Residents 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 Douglas 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
Douglas County, MONot scored12.1$3.7M+6.4%

Other business types in Douglas County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Douglas County, MO?

There is 1 barbershop on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Douglas County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $3.7M a year, or $800 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 barbershop on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,654 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Douglas County has 1 barbershop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Douglas County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Douglas County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Douglas County at 12,342 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,654 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $45,985, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.9%, 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. Douglas County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for barbershops · All 56 business types in Douglas County

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