Beauty and personal care · County · Missouri
Barbershops in Jackson County, MO
How Jackson 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,037 of 1,356 scored counties
#25 of 33 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 237
- 24 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- +50.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $292.6M
- On personal care products and services · $954 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 45% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 732,994
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
For barbershops, Jackson County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,037 of 1,356 scored counties and #25 of 33 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Jackson County spend about $292.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $954 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 237 barbershops, that is $1.2M per shop, 35% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 237 barbershops on map listings in Jackson County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.7, 45% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 30 businesses with payroll in Jackson County classed as barber shops, up 50.0% from 2019. That is one for every 10,227 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Jackson County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jackson County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Jackson 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 | Jackson County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,227 | 19,750 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +50.0% | +42.7% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $954 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $68,577 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 30+50.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 122
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 336Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23724 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 155The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Jackson 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 Jackson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 732,994+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 306,798
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 605 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,191
- Median household income
- $68,577+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,212
- Median home value
- $230,500
- Jobs located here
- 400,567
- Daytime population
- 769,958Residents 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 Jackson 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 |
| 25Jackson County, MO | 34 | 237 | 7.7 | $1.2M | +2.1% | #1,037 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Jackson 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 spas39
- Hair salons50
- Barbershops34
- Nail salons49
- Spas and skin care45
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Jackson County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 237 barbershops in Jackson County. 24 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, up 50.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 336 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jackson County, MO spend on personal care products and services?
About $292.6M a year, or $954 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 237 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 306,798 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jackson County, MO compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Jackson County has 7.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.2M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Jackson County would have about 155, against 237 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,227 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count rose 50.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Jackson County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Jackson County at 732,994 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 306,798 households. The median household income in Jackson County is $68,577 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Jackson County scores 34 for barbershops (lower middle), #1,037 of 1,356 scored counties.
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