Beauty and personal care · County · Kansas
Hair salons in McPherson County, KS
The hair salons in McPherson County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #725 of 2,339 scored counties
#12 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 22
- 4 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.9M
- On personal care products and services · $976 a household
- Spending per listing
- $539K
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.1
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,064
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 hair salons in McPherson County. 4 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 18.1 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Household spending on personal care products and services in McPherson County comes to about $11.9M a year: $976 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $539K per salon, 25% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in McPherson County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 2,027 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 49 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McPherson County declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for hair salons in McPherson County is 59 (upper middle), #725 of 2,339 scored counties and #12 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.
How McPherson 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 | McPherson County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.1 | 21.8 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $539K | $456K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,027 | 1,795 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.8% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $976 | $996 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $78,851 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $673K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 49Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 224 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 McPherson 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 McPherson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,064−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,162
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 898 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $78,851+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,169
- Median home value
- $211,200
- Jobs located here
- 16,543
- Daytime population
- 32,591Residents 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 McPherson 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 |
| 12McPherson County, KS | 59 | 22 | 18.1 | $539K | −0.4% | #725 of 2,339 |
Other business types in McPherson 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 spas57
- Hair salons59
- Barbershops34
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care71
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in McPherson County, KS?
There are 22 hair salons on map listings in McPherson County as of September 2026. 4 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 49 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in McPherson County, KS spend on personal care products and services?
About $11.9M a year, or $976 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $539K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,162 households in McPherson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McPherson County, KS compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
McPherson County has 18.1 hair salons per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $539K, 25% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, McPherson County would have about 28, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,027 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is McPherson County, KS growing?
Population estimates put McPherson County at 30,064 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,162 households. The median household income in McPherson County is $78,851 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. McPherson County scores 59 for hair salons (upper middle), #725 of 2,339 scored counties.
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