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Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Missouri

Barbershops in the Rolla, MO area

The barbershops in the Rolla, MO area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #223 of 377 scored small-town markets
#7 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Missouri

Listings
9
4 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$15.1M
On personal care products and services · $870 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,247
+1.6% 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

Households in the Rolla area spend about $15.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $870 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 barbershops, that is $1.7M per shop, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

The Rolla area has 9 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 44%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in the Rolla area, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show the Rolla area grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in the Rolla area is 46 (lower middle), #223 of 377 scored small-town markets and #7 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Missouri.

How the Rolla 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 Rolla, MO area compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureRolla areaMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.24.65.3
Spending per listing$1.7M$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+1.6%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$870$970$1,005
Median household income$58,396$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4641

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
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
94 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Rolla 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 Rolla area

Population, 2025 estimate
45,247+1.6% since 2020
Households
17,329
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
672 sq. mi.
People per square mile
67
Median household income
$58,396+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,261
Median home value
$206,500
Jobs located here
19,214
Daytime population
46,987Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Missouri

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Missouri for barbershops, numbered among those based in Missouri (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Rolla area marked.

Top small-town markets in Missouri

Small-town markets in Missouri ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Quincy, IL-MO6582.6$3.5M−2.0%#98 of 377
1Sedalia, MO5974.1$2.1M+2.9%#134 of 377
2Branson, MO5693.9$2.2M+1.7%#156 of 377
3Sikeston, MO5473.5$2.4M−0.3%#165 of 377
4Farmington, MO53114.4$1.9M+2.1%#176 of 377
5Warrensburg, MO51115.2$1.8M+4.9%#196 of 377
6Lebanon, MO4674.8$1.7M+2.5%#222 of 377
7Rolla, MO4695.2$1.7M+1.6%#223 of 377
8West Plains, MO3895.6$1.4M+2.5%#266 of 377
9Fort Leonard Wood, MO34158.9$1M+0.8%#290 of 377

Other business types in the Rolla area

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in the Rolla, MO area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 barbershops in the Rolla area. 4 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Rolla area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Rolla, MO area spend on personal care products and services?

About $15.1M a year, or $870 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 17,329 households in the Rolla area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Rolla, MO area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

The Rolla area has 5.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Rolla area would have about 8, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is the Rolla, MO area growing?

Population estimates put the Rolla area at 45,247 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,329 households. The median household income in the Rolla area is $58,396 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Rolla area scores 46 for barbershops (lower middle), #223 of 377 scored small-town markets.

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