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Barbershops in St. Charles County, MO

How St. Charles 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 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #109 of 1,356 scored counties
#4 of 33 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
67
16 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$189.1M
On personal care products and services · $1,172 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
50% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.2
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
426,499
+4.9% 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

St. Charles County scores 77 (high) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #109 of 1,356 scored counties and #4 of 33 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for barbershops.

At $1,172 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in St. Charles County spend about $189.1M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 67 barbershops, that is $2.8M per shop, 50% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 67 barbershops on map listings in St. Charles County as of September 2026. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 24%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.2, 21% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in St. Charles County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 17,923 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Charles County grew 4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How St. Charles 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 St. Charles County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Charles CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.24.65.3
Spending per listing$2.8M$2.1M$1.9M
Households per official establishment17,92319,75016,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+42.7%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.9%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,172$970$1,005
Median household income$104,692$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score7741

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 9
Employees, 2023
53
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
79Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6716 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
100The 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 St. Charles 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 St. Charles County

Population, 2025 estimate
426,499+4.9% since 2020
Households
161,311
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
560 sq. mi.
People per square mile
740
Median household income
$104,692+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,305
Median home value
$320,800
Jobs located here
167,185
Daytime population
365,581Residents 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 St. Charles 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

Other business types in St. Charles County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in St. Charles County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 67 barbershops in St. Charles County. 16 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Another 79 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $189.1M a year, or $1,172 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 161,311 households in St. Charles County and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Charles County has 4.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 50% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, St. Charles County would have about 100, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,923 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.

How fast is St. Charles County, MO growing?

Population estimates put St. Charles County at 426,499 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 161,311 households. The median household income in St. Charles County is $104,692 a year, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. St. Charles County scores 77 for barbershops (high), #109 of 1,356 scored counties.

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