Beauty and personal care · County · Missouri
Hair salons in Barry County, MO
The hair salons in Barry County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,501 of 2,339 scored counties
#55 of 81 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 41
- 5 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.8M
- On personal care products and services · $886 a household
- Spending per listing
- $288K
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.7
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,200
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $886 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Barry County spend about $11.8M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $288K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 33% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Barry County has 41 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 30.7, 31% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Barry County in 2023. That is one for every 2,667 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 80 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Barry County grew 4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Barry County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,501 of 2,339 scored counties and #55 of 81 scored counties in Missouri.
How Barry County compares
The same measures for Missouri 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 | Barry County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.7 | 21.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $288K | $463K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,667 | 2,029 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $886 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $58,346 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $487K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 80Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 415 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 Barry 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 Barry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,200+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 13,336
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 778 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $58,346+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,612
- Median home value
- $187,800
- Jobs located here
- 14,929
- Daytime population
- 37,735Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, MO | 92 | 24 | 10.5 | $977K | +11.4% | #5 of 2,339 |
| 2Callaway County, MO | 83 | 21 | 12.7 | $744K | +3.2% | #52 of 2,339 |
| 3Cass County, MO | 83 | 75 | 17.4 | $611K | +7.1% | #55 of 2,339 |
| 4Warren County, MO | 80 | 19 | 13.7 | $743K | +9.2% | #76 of 2,339 |
| 5Jefferson County, MO | 79 | 133 | 15.1 | $676K | +2.7% | #93 of 2,339 |
| 6Newton County, MO | 78 | 30 | 13.6 | $682K | +6.1% | #101 of 2,339 |
| 7Osage County, MO | 76 | 8 | 15.1 | $640K | +2.7% | #139 of 2,339 |
| 8Platte County, MO | 75 | 68 | 15.5 | $733K | +6.7% | #154 of 2,339 |
| 9Christian County, MO | 75 | 68 | 19.4 | $527K | +8.3% | #163 of 2,339 |
| 10St. Charles County, MO | 74 | 295 | 18.3 | $641K | +4.9% | #178 of 2,339 |
| 55Barry County, MO | 44 | 41 | 30.7 | $288K | +4.8% | #1,501 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Barry 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 spas44
- Hair salons44
- Barbershops
- Nail salons51
- Spas and skin care51
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Barry County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 hair salons in Barry County. 5 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 80 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Barry County, MO spend on personal care products and services?
About $11.8M a year, or $886 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $288K 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 13,336 households in Barry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barry County, MO compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Barry County has 30.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $288K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Barry County would have about 27, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,667 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Barry County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Barry County at 36,200 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,336 households. Median household income in Barry County is $58,346, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.4%, 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. Barry County scores 44 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,501 of 2,339 scored counties.
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