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Hair salons in Little River County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Little River County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 14 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,282 of 2,339 scored counties
#54 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
12
2 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.7M
On personal care products and services · $771 a household
Spending per listing
$310K
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.9
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,763
−1.8% 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

The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Little River County is 14 (low), #2,282 of 2,339 scored counties and #54 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Little River County comes to about $3.7M a year: $771 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 hair salons, that is $310K per salon, 28% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

There are 12 hair salons on map listings in Little River County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 17%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 24.9 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Little River County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Little River County declined 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Little River 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 Little River County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureLittle River CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.923.023.4
Spending per listing$310K$354K$430K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,6621,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.5%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$771$815$1,005
Median household income$53,344$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score1441

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
32Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
122 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Little River 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 Little River County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,763−1.8% since 2020
Households
4,820
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
531 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$53,344+18.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,347
Median home value
$113,500
Jobs located here
3,100
Daytime population
10,183Residents 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 Little River 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
54Little River County, AR141224.9$310K−1.8%#2,282 of 2,339

Other business types in Little River County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Little River County, AR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 hair salons in Little River County. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Little River County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 32 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $3.7M a year, or $771 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $310K per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,820 households in Little River County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Little River County has 24.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $310K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Little River County would have about 9, against 12 on map listings.

How fast is Little River County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Little River County at 11,763 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,820 households. Median household income in Little River County is $53,344, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.3%, 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. Little River County scores 14 for hair salons (low), #2,282 of 2,339 scored counties.

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