Beauty and personal care · County · Missouri
Barbershops in Scott County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Scott County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #587 of 1,356 scored counties
#14 of 33 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.6M
- On personal care products and services · $886 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 44% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,975
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 barbershops in Scott County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Scott County comes to about $13.6M a year: $886 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 44% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. 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 Scott County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Scott County declined 0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For barbershops, Scott County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #587 of 1,356 scored counties and #14 of 33 scored counties in Missouri.
How Scott 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 | Scott County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 19,750 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +42.7% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $886 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $62,782 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 41 |
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
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Scott 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 Scott County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,975−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,327
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 420 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $62,782+42.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,670
- Median home value
- $154,400
- Jobs located here
- 15,425
- Daytime population
- 36,960Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 14Scott County, MO | 54 | 5 | 3.3 | $2.7M | −0.1% | #587 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Scott 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 salons62
- Barbershops54
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care38
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Scott County, MO?
Scott County has 5 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Scott County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Scott County, MO spend on personal care products and services?
About $13.6M a year, or $886 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,327 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scott County, MO compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Scott County has 3.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Scott County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Scott County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Scott County at 37,975 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,327 households. Median household income in Scott County is $62,782, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.2%, 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. Scott County scores 54 for barbershops (upper middle), #587 of 1,356 scored counties.
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