Market rankings · Arkansas

Hair salons in Arkansas

Markets across Arkansas ranked by the Groundwork market score for hair salons, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 2,776; 467 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments: 453; +16.5% since 2019
Household spending a year: $982.8M; On personal care products and services
Listings per 10k households: 23.0; 2% below the U.S.
Spending per listing: $354K; 18% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #39 of 51; Market score 41 · Lower middle

A site report maps the hair salons on map listings around any address in Arkansas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,776 hair salons in Arkansas. 467 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 23.0 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

At $815 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Arkansas spend about $982.8M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 2,776 hair salons, that is $354K per salon, 18% below the U.S. figure of $430K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 453 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Arkansas in 2023, up 16.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,662 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Arkansas.

Among the 50 states and DC, Arkansas ranks #39 for hair salons, with a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Arkansas, the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area scores highest (51). Of the 14 scored small-town markets in or partly in Arkansas, the Paragould area scores highest (55).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Arkansas, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Arkansas, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	51	519	24.1	$394K	+13.1%	#176 of 387
2Jonesboro, AR	38	143	26.9	$296K	+3.6%	#316 of 387
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	36	1,256	24.0	$359K	−0.3%	#330 of 387
3Fort Smith, AR-OK	35	224	24.6	$321K	+3.1%	#342 of 387
4Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	33	836	26.8	$320K	+3.8%	#352 of 387
Texarkana, TX-AR	27	175	31.1	$250K	−0.4%	#372 of 387
5Hot Springs, AR	24	102	23.4	$334K	−0.6%	#379 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Arkansas, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Paragould, AR	55	36	20.0	$388K	+3.4%	#219 of 538
2Forrest City, AR	47	5	6.4	$1M	−5.3%	#305 of 538
3Mountain Home, AR	47	33	17.1	$432K	+3.1%	#309 of 538
4Batesville, AR	40	38	26.0	$299K	+2.2%	#388 of 538
5Russellville, AR	39	75	23.0	$341K	+1.6%	#395 of 538
6Pine Bluff, AR	37	49	18.2	$406K	−5.6%	#413 of 538
7Malvern, AR	37	24	19.5	$389K	+1.1%	#415 of 538
8Searcy, AR	35	79	26.7	$286K	+4.2%	#439 of 538
9Harrison, AR	32	42	22.7	$336K	+2.4%	#465 of 538
10Camden, AR	25	19	18.4	$404K	−3.6%	#495 of 538
11Arkadelphia, AR	25	16	19.7	$382K	−2.2%	#497 of 538
12Blytheville, AR	23	30	19.4	$394K	−6.7%	#505 of 538
13El Dorado, AR	21	37	24.7	$313K	−5.2%	#514 of 538
14Magnolia, AR	10	28	33.3	$227K	−3.7%	#535 of 538

Counties

Counties in Arkansas, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Madison County, AR	73	7	10.8	$721K	+11.2%	#201 of 2,339
2Marion County, AR	64	8	10.4	$690K	+4.3%	#475 of 2,339
3Saline County, AR	64	97	19.3	$466K	+7.6%	#506 of 2,339
4Benton County, AR	61	260	23.2	$438K	+16.0%	#653 of 2,339
5Lonoke County, AR	59	58	20.3	$428K	+3.5%	#751 of 2,339
6Randolph County, AR	58	7	9.5	$763K	+1.5%	#758 of 2,339
7Perry County, AR	56	6	14.7	$535K	+3.1%	#859 of 2,339
8Logan County, AR	54	13	15.3	$520K	+2.5%	#952 of 2,339
9Crawford County, AR	54	48	20.6	$392K	+4.1%	#984 of 2,339
10Miller County, AR	53	15	9.2	$793K	−0.5%	#990 of 2,339
11Greene County, AR	51	36	20.0	$388K	+3.4%	#1,134 of 2,339
12Jackson County, AR	49	7	11.5	$617K	0.0%	#1,215 of 2,339
13St. Francis County, AR	47	5	6.4	$1M	−5.3%	#1,303 of 2,339
14Carroll County, AR	46	21	18.5	$416K	+3.6%	#1,380 of 2,339
15Fulton County, AR	45	7	14.7	$464K	+3.7%	#1,422 of 2,339
16Grant County, AR	45	15	21.5	$397K	+4.1%	#1,436 of 2,339
17Baxter County, AR	44	33	17.1	$432K	+3.1%	#1,471 of 2,339
18Franklin County, AR	43	12	17.0	$437K	+3.5%	#1,515 of 2,339
19Craighead County, AR	43	128	28.8	$283K	+4.8%	#1,539 of 2,339
20Conway County, AR	42	14	16.9	$437K	+3.2%	#1,549 of 2,339
21Washington County, AR	42	252	25.9	$340K	+9.9%	#1,571 of 2,339
22Clay County, AR	39	8	13.3	$544K	−3.3%	#1,667 of 2,339
23Johnson County, AR	39	16	15.5	$451K	+2.0%	#1,676 of 2,339
24Izard County, AR	39	9	17.2	$404K	+5.9%	#1,682 of 2,339
25Independence County, AR	39	38	26.0	$299K	+2.2%	#1,708 of 2,339

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Counties in Arkansas, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Yell County, AR	37	13	15.6	$483K	−1.3%	#1,765 of 2,339
27White County, AR	37	79	26.7	$286K	+4.2%	#1,810 of 2,339
28Hempstead County, AR	35	10	13.4	$530K	−4.6%	#1,862 of 2,339
29Faulkner County, AR	35	137	27.8	$307K	+8.2%	#1,885 of 2,339
30Cleburne County, AR	34	22	20.9	$364K	+3.9%	#1,912 of 2,339
31Pope County, AR	34	62	25.5	$311K	+2.5%	#1,923 of 2,339
32Bradley County, AR	33	5	13.3	$517K	−6.4%	#1,930 of 2,339
33Jefferson County, AR	32	47	19.6	$375K	−5.7%	#1,971 of 2,339
34Polk County, AR	30	15	19.0	$390K	+1.6%	#2,016 of 2,339
35Hot Spring County, AR	30	24	19.5	$389K	+1.1%	#2,017 of 2,339
36Sebastian County, AR	30	153	29.3	$273K	+2.2%	#2,030 of 2,339
37Crittenden County, AR	28	31	17.0	$441K	−3.9%	#2,065 of 2,339
38Garland County, AR	28	102	23.4	$334K	−0.6%	#2,078 of 2,339
39Howard County, AR	27	8	15.7	$448K	−3.6%	#2,093 of 2,339
40Pulaski County, AR	27	523	30.3	$279K	+1.3%	#2,103 of 2,339
41Sharp County, AR	26	16	23.3	$305K	+4.7%	#2,117 of 2,339
42Boone County, AR	25	40	26.0	$294K	+3.3%	#2,139 of 2,339
43Union County, AR	24	37	24.7	$313K	−5.2%	#2,150 of 2,339
44Poinsett County, AR	22	15	17.1	$409K	−2.0%	#2,180 of 2,339
45Lincoln County, AR	22	7	19.5	$381K	−1.0%	#2,183 of 2,339
46Lawrence County, AR	22	13	19.7	$367K	+0.3%	#2,184 of 2,339
47Clark County, AR	20	16	19.7	$382K	−2.2%	#2,216 of 2,339
48Stone County, AR	20	12	22.8	$291K	+2.9%	#2,221 of 2,339
49Van Buren County, AR	20	19	25.6	$278K	+2.8%	#2,224 of 2,339
50Mississippi County, AR	19	30	19.4	$394K	−6.7%	#2,230 of 2,339
51Sevier County, AR	19	12	21.3	$343K	−0.1%	#2,237 of 2,339
52Phillips County, AR	16	10	16.6	$396K	−13.0%	#2,263 of 2,339
53Ouachita County, AR	15	17	19.7	$370K	−3.9%	#2,270 of 2,339
54Little River County, AR	14	12	24.9	$310K	−1.8%	#2,282 of 2,339
55Columbia County, AR	14	28	33.3	$227K	−3.7%	#2,285 of 2,339
56Arkansas County, AR	13	14	20.9	$357K	−7.4%	#2,288 of 2,339
57Drew County, AR	13	15	20.8	$337K	−1.5%	#2,289 of 2,339
58Pike County, AR	8	12	29.4	$251K	−1.9%	#2,321 of 2,339
59Cross County, AR	7	19	29.3	$261K	−3.6%	#2,326 of 2,339
60Desha County, AR	4	10	21.7	$303K	−11.8%	#2,333 of 2,339
61Ashley County, AR	2	21	28.5	$235K	−5.9%	#2,336 of 2,339
Scott County, AR	Not scored	5	12.5	$536K	+1.4%
Chicot County, AR	Not scored	4	10.1	$662K	−10.3%
Montgomery County, AR	Not scored	2	5.4	$1.4M	+1.1%
Lee County, AR	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−6.4%
Nevada County, AR	Not scored	3	9.2	$776K	−4.1%
Prairie County, AR	Not scored	3	9.2	$812K	−3.9%
Searcy County, AR	Not scored	9	28.2	$242K	0.0%
Cleveland County, AR	Not scored	2	6.8	$1.1M	−4.3%
Newton County, AR	Not scored	2	6.3	$1.2M	−2.3%
Monroe County, AR	Not scored	6	21.5	$315K	−7.8%
Dallas County, AR	Not scored	4	15.6	$444K	−6.7%
Lafayette County, AR	Not scored	5	19.1	$355K	−6.4%
Woodruff County, AR	Not scored	3	11.1	$633K	−8.2%
Calhoun County, AR	Not scored	2	11.8	$690K	−2.2%

Markets with fewer than 5 hair salons on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many hair salons are in Arkansas?

There are 2,776 hair salons on map listings in Arkansas as of September 2026. 467 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 453 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 16.5% from 2019. Another 9,160 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Arkansas spend on personal care products and services?

About $982.8M a year, or $815 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,776 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $354K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,205,987 households in Arkansas and national spending patterns by income.

How does Arkansas compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Arkansas has 23.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $354K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Arkansas would have about 2,284, against 2,776 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,662 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

Which market in Arkansas has the highest market score for hair salons?

Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Arkansas, the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area scores highest, at 51 (upper middle). Among 14 scored small-town markets in or partly in Arkansas, the Paragould area scores highest, at 55 (upper middle). Among 61 scored counties in Arkansas, Madison County scores highest, at 73 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Arkansas scores 41 for hair salons (lower middle), #39 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Arkansas. It maps the hair salons on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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