Beauty and personal care · County · Missouri
Hair salons in Boone County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Boone County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #962 of 2,339 scored counties
#34 of 81 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 157
- 23 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 67
- +8.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $75.6M
- On personal care products and services · $988 a household
- Spending per listing
- $482K
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.5
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 191,746
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 157 hair salons in Boone County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.5, 12% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in Boone County spend about $75.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $988 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 157 hair salons, that is $482K per salon, 12% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 67 businesses with payroll in Boone County classed as beauty salons, up 8.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,143 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 260 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Boone County.
Population estimates put the population change in Boone County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Boone County is 54 (upper middle), #962 of 2,339 scored counties and #34 of 81 scored counties in Missouri.
How Boone 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 | Boone County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.5 | 21.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $482K | $463K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,143 | 2,029 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.1% | +1.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $988 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $72,758 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 62 → 67+8.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 352
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 260Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15723 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 176The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Boone 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 Boone County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 191,746+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 76,562
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 686 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 274
- Median household income
- $72,758+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,630
- Median home value
- $272,800
- Jobs located here
- 106,667
- Daytime population
- 209,431Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for hair salons, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Boone County marked.
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 |
| 34Boone County, MO | 54 | 157 | 20.5 | $482K | +4.2% | #962 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Boone 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 spas50
- Hair salons54
- Barbershops54
- Nail salons71
- Spas and skin care52
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Boone County, MO?
There are 157 hair salons on map listings in Boone County as of September 2026. 23 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 8.1% from 2019. Official counts list 260 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Boone County, MO spend on personal care products and services?
About $75.6M a year, or $988 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 157 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $482K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,562 households in Boone County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Boone County, MO compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Boone County has 20.5 hair salons per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $482K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Boone County would have about 176, against 157 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,143 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Boone County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Boone County at 191,746 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,562 households. The median household income in Boone County is $72,758 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.5% 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. Boone County scores 54 for hair salons (upper middle), #962 of 2,339 scored counties.
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