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Hair salons in Johnson County, AR

The hair salons in Johnson County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,676 of 2,339 scored counties
#23 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
16
4 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.2M
On personal care products and services · $699 a household
Spending per listing
$451K
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.5
34% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,225
+2.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 hair salons in Johnson County. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 15.5 for every 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Households in Johnson County spend about $7.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $699 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That works out to $451K per salon, 5% above 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Johnson County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 46 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Johnson County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Johnson County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,676 of 2,339 scored counties and #23 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Johnson County compares

The same measures for Arkansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the hair salons counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Hair salons in Johnson County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureJohnson CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.523.023.4
Spending per listing$451K$354K$430K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,6621,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.5%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$699$815$1,005
Median household income$45,995$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score3941

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
46Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
164 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 beauty salons in Johnson 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 Johnson County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,225+2.0% since 2020
Households
10,316
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
661 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$45,995+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,805
Median home value
$135,300
Jobs located here
8,460
Daytime population
25,404Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Hair salons across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for hair salons, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Johnson County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, AR73710.8$721K+11.2%#201 of 2,339
2Marion County, AR64810.4$690K+4.3%#475 of 2,339
3Saline County, AR649719.3$466K+7.6%#506 of 2,339
4Benton County, AR6126023.2$438K+16.0%#653 of 2,339
5Lonoke County, AR595820.3$428K+3.5%#751 of 2,339
6Randolph County, AR5879.5$763K+1.5%#758 of 2,339
7Perry County, AR56614.7$535K+3.1%#859 of 2,339
8Logan County, AR541315.3$520K+2.5%#952 of 2,339
9Crawford County, AR544820.6$392K+4.1%#984 of 2,339
10Miller County, AR53159.2$793K−0.5%#990 of 2,339
23Johnson County, AR391615.5$451K+2.0%#1,676 of 2,339

Other business types in Johnson County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Johnson County, AR?

There are 16 hair salons on map listings in Johnson County as of September 2026. 4 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Johnson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 46 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Johnson County, AR spend on personal care products and services?

About $7.2M a year, or $699 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $451K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,316 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Johnson County, AR compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Johnson County has 15.5 hair salons per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $451K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Johnson County would have about 17, against 16 on map listings.

How fast is Johnson County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Johnson County at 26,225 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,316 households. The median household income in Johnson County is $45,995 a year, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.4% 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. Johnson County scores 39 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,676 of 2,339 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for hair salons · All 56 business types in Johnson County

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