Beauty and personal care · County · Arkansas
Hair salons in Sebastian County, AR
The hair salons in Sebastian County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,030 of 2,339 scored counties
#36 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 153
- 32 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- +18.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $41.8M
- On personal care products and services · $801 a household
- Spending per listing
- $273K
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.3
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 130,641
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
For hair salons, Sebastian County has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #2,030 of 2,339 scored counties and #36 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Sebastian County comes to about $41.8M a year: $801 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $273K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 37% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 153 hair salons on map listings in Sebastian County as of September 2026. 32 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.3, 25% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in Sebastian County classed as beauty salons, up 18.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,007 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Population estimates show Sebastian County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Sebastian 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.
| Measure | Sebastian County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.3 | 23.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $273K | $354K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,007 | 2,662 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.2% | +16.5% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $801 | $815 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $57,790 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 26+18.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 70
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 314Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15332 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 97The 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 Sebastian 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 Sebastian County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 130,641+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 52,181
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 531 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 243
- Median household income
- $57,790+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,364
- Median home value
- $176,200
- Jobs located here
- 69,861
- Daytime population
- 144,611Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Arkansas
| 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 |
| 36Sebastian County, AR | 30 | 153 | 29.3 | $273K | +2.2% | #2,030 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Sebastian 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 spas25
- Hair salons30
- Barbershops22
- Nail salons33
- Spas and skin care28
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Sebastian County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 153 hair salons in Sebastian County. 32 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 18.2% from 2019. Official counts list 314 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sebastian County, AR spend on personal care products and services?
About $41.8M a year, or $801 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 153 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $273K 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 52,181 households in Sebastian County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sebastian County, AR compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Sebastian County has 29.3 hair salons per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $273K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Sebastian County would have about 97, against 153 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,007 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Sebastian County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Sebastian County at 130,641 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,181 households. Median household income in Sebastian County is $57,790, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.0%, 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. Sebastian County scores 30 for hair salons (lower middle), #2,030 of 2,339 scored counties.
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