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Barbershops in the Joplin, MO-KS metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in the Joplin, MO-KS metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #121 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri

Listings
34
5 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$70.3M
On personal care products and services · $885 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.3
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
208,796
+3.9% 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

At $885 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the Joplin metro area spend about $70.3M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $2.1M per shop, 10% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 34 barbershops on map listings in the Joplin metro area as of September 2026. 5 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in the Joplin metro area in 2023. That is one for every 26,502 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 34 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in the Joplin metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, the Joplin metro area has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #121 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri.

How the Joplin metro area 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 Joplin, MO-KS metro area compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureJoplin metro areaMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.34.65.3
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.1M$1.9M
Households per official establishment26,50219,75016,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+42.7%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.9%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$885$970$1,005
Median household income$61,901$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score5941

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
24
Annual payroll, 2023
$865K
One-person businesses, 2023
34Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
345 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The 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 the Joplin metro area, 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 the Joplin metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
208,796+3.9% since 2020
Households
79,505
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,851 sq. mi.
People per square mile
110
Median household income
$61,901
Average household income
$80,895
Median home value
$165,500
Jobs located here
85,555
Daytime population
203,238Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Missouri

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Missouri for barbershops, numbered among those based in Missouri, with the Joplin metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Missouri

Metro areas in Missouri ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson City, MO69183.1$3.1M+2.2%#54 of 387
2St. Louis, MO-IL684744.1$2.5M−0.2%#66 of 387
3Joplin, MO-KS59344.3$2.1M+3.9%#121 of 387
4St. Joseph, MO-KS54132.8$3.3M−2.0%#157 of 387
5Columbia, MO53343.9$2.5M+3.9%#164 of 387
6Kansas City, MO-KS524995.6$1.9M+3.4%#180 of 387
7Cape Girardeau, MO-IL44195.0$1.9M+1.7%#256 of 387
8Springfield, MO401035.2$1.8M+5.1%#283 of 387

Other business types in the Joplin metro area

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in the Joplin, MO-KS metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 34 barbershops in the Joplin metro area. 5 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 34 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Joplin, MO-KS metro area spend on personal care products and services?

About $70.3M a year, or $885 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 79,505 households in the Joplin metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Joplin, MO-KS metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

The Joplin metro area has 4.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Joplin metro area would have about 37, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 26,502 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.

How fast is the Joplin, MO-KS metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Joplin metro area at 208,796 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 79,505 households. The median household income in the Joplin metro area is $61,901 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Joplin metro area scores 59 for barbershops (upper middle), #121 of 387 scored metro areas.

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