Beauty and personal care · County · Kansas
Hair salons in Ford County, KS
How Ford County, KS compares with other counties and the U.S. for hair salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,696 of 2,339 scored counties
#25 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 31
- 6 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.2M
- On personal care products and services · $950 a household
- Spending per listing
- $361K
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.3
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,993
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Ford County spend about $11.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $950 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 31 hair salons, that is $361K per salon, 16% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 31 hair salons on map listings in Ford County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.3, 12% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Ford County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 1,966 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 70 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Ford County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Ford County is 39 (lower middle), #1,696 of 2,339 scored counties and #25 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.
How Ford County compares
The same measures for Kansas 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 | Ford County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.3 | 21.8 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $361K | $456K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,966 | 1,795 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.8% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $950 | $996 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $70,781 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $387K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 70Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 316 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 Ford 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 Ford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,993−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,796
- Median age
- 32.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,098 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $70,781+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,372
- Median home value
- $151,100
- Jobs located here
- 16,900
- Daytime population
- 35,172Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for hair salons, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Ford County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pottawatomie County, KS | 76 | 16 | 17.1 | $628K | +6.9% | #141 of 2,339 |
| 2Jefferson County, KS | 75 | 10 | 13.5 | $764K | −0.2% | #152 of 2,339 |
| 3Jackson County, KS | 74 | 7 | 14.0 | $689K | +1.5% | #172 of 2,339 |
| 4Wyandotte County, KS | 71 | 94 | 15.3 | $588K | +1.0% | #262 of 2,339 |
| 5Leavenworth County, KS | 69 | 48 | 15.9 | $674K | +3.2% | #310 of 2,339 |
| 6Butler County, KS | 68 | 52 | 20.5 | $499K | +3.1% | #370 of 2,339 |
| 7Osage County, KS | 66 | 9 | 14.0 | $672K | −0.3% | #411 of 2,339 |
| 8Marion County, KS | 63 | 6 | 12.6 | $716K | −1.3% | #520 of 2,339 |
| 9Johnson County, KS | 63 | 580 | 23.2 | $525K | +4.2% | #539 of 2,339 |
| 10Miami County, KS | 63 | 33 | 24.0 | $443K | +5.9% | #557 of 2,339 |
| 25Ford County, KS | 39 | 31 | 26.3 | $361K | −0.6% | #1,696 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Ford 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 spas35
- Hair salons39
- Barbershops
- Nail salons30
- Spas and skin care35
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Ford County, KS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 hair salons in Ford County. 6 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 70 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ford County, KS spend on personal care products and services?
About $11.2M a year, or $950 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $361K 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 11,796 households in Ford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ford County, KS compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Ford County has 26.3 hair salons per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $361K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Ford County would have about 26, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,966 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Ford County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Ford County at 33,993 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,796 households. Median household income in Ford County is $70,781, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.9%, 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. Ford County scores 39 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,696 of 2,339 scored counties.
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