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Hair salons in Shawnee County, KS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #772 of 2,339 scored counties
#13 of 38 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
141
31 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
32
−20.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$71.1M
On personal care products and services · $943 a household
Spending per listing
$504K
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.7
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
178,607
0.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 141 hair salons in Shawnee County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.7, 20% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Households in Shawnee County spend about $71.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $943 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 141 hair salons, that is $504K per salon, 17% 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 Shawnee County was 32 in 2023, down 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,358 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 342 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Shawnee County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For hair salons, Shawnee County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #772 of 2,339 scored counties and #13 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.

How Shawnee 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.

Hair salons in Shawnee County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureShawnee CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.721.823.4
Spending per listing$504K$456K$430K
Households per official establishment2,3581,7951,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−20.0%+2.8%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$943$996$1,005
Median household income$67,104$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score5847

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
40 → 32−20.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
152
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
342Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
14131 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
165The 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 Shawnee 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 Shawnee County

Population, 2025 estimate
178,6070.0% since 2020
Households
75,458
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
544 sq. mi.
People per square mile
327
Median household income
$67,104+18.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,163
Median home value
$180,900
Jobs located here
103,349
Daytime population
200,016Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Hair salons across Kansas

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

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pottawatomie County, KS761617.1$628K+6.9%#141 of 2,339
2Jefferson County, KS751013.5$764K−0.2%#152 of 2,339
3Jackson County, KS74714.0$689K+1.5%#172 of 2,339
4Wyandotte County, KS719415.3$588K+1.0%#262 of 2,339
5Leavenworth County, KS694815.9$674K+3.2%#310 of 2,339
6Butler County, KS685220.5$499K+3.1%#370 of 2,339
7Osage County, KS66914.0$672K−0.3%#411 of 2,339
8Marion County, KS63612.6$716K−1.3%#520 of 2,339
9Johnson County, KS6358023.2$525K+4.2%#539 of 2,339
10Miami County, KS633324.0$443K+5.9%#557 of 2,339
13Shawnee County, KS5814118.7$504K0.0%#772 of 2,339

Other business types in Shawnee County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Shawnee County, KS?

Shawnee County has 141 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 31 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 20.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 342 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Shawnee County, KS spend on personal care products and services?

About $71.1M a year, or $943 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 141 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $504K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 75,458 households in Shawnee County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Shawnee County, KS compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Shawnee County has 18.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $504K, 17% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Shawnee County would have about 165, against 141 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,358 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Shawnee County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Shawnee County at 178,607 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 75,458 households. The median household income in Shawnee County is $67,104 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.2% 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. Shawnee County scores 58 for hair salons (upper middle), #772 of 2,339 scored counties.

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