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Barbershops in Linn County, MO

How Linn County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.4M
On personal care products and services · $910 a household
Spending per listing
$4.4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
11,815
−0.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 barbershop in Linn County. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households.

At $910 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Linn County spend about $4.4M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $4.4M 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 Linn County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Linn County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 barbershop on map listings, Linn County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Linn 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 Linn County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureLinn CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.14.65.3
Spending per listing$4.4M$2.1M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a19,75016,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+42.7%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$910$970$1,005
Median household income$61,635$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
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11 chain location
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 Linn 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 Linn County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,815−0.3% since 2020
Households
4,801
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
616 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$61,635+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,789
Median home value
$123,300
Jobs located here
4,114
Daytime population
10,962Residents 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 Linn 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
Linn County, MONot scored12.1$4.4M−0.3%

Other business types in Linn County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Linn County, MO?

Linn County has 1 barbershop on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Linn County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.4M a year, or $910 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 barbershop on map listings, it comes to $4.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,801 households in Linn County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Linn 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, Linn County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Linn County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Linn County at 11,815 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,801 households. Median household income in Linn County is $61,635, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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. Linn 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 Linn County

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