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Barbershops in Franklin County, MO
The barbershops in Franklin County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #325 of 1,356 scored counties
#10 of 33 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $41.8M
- On personal care products and services · $972 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 51% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 108,090
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $972 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $41.8M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $3.8M per shop, twice the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Franklin County has 11 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 2.6 for every 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Franklin County classed as barber shops. That is one for every 10,759 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Franklin County is 65 (upper middle), #325 of 1,356 scored counties and #10 of 33 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Franklin 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 | Franklin County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,759 | 19,750 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +42.7% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $972 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $73,165 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $586K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 108,090+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 43,036
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 923 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $73,165+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,432
- Median home value
- $227,600
- Jobs located here
- 38,594
- Daytime population
- 91,932Residents 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 Franklin 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 Franklin 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 spas60
- Hair salons61
- Barbershops65
- Nail salons69
- 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 Franklin County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 barbershops in Franklin County. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Another 20 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Franklin County, MO spend on personal care products and services?
About $41.8M a year, or $972 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 43,036 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, MO compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Franklin County has 2.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.8M, twice the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Franklin County would have about 22, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,759 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 108,090 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,036 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $73,165 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. Franklin County scores 65 for barbershops (upper middle), #325 of 1,356 scored counties.
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