Beauty and personal care · County · Missouri
Hair salons in Christian County, MO
How Christian County, MO 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 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #163 of 2,339 scored counties
#9 of 81 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 68
- 15 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $35.9M
- On personal care products and services · $1,020 a household
- Spending per listing
- $527K
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.4
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 96,725
- +8.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Christian County is 75 (high), #163 of 2,339 scored counties and #9 of 81 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for hair salons.
At $1,020 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Christian County spend about $35.9M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $527K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 23% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 68 hair salons on map listings in Christian County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 19.4 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Christian County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 2,343 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Christian County grew 8.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Christian 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 | Christian County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.4 | 21.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $527K | $463K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,343 | 2,029 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,020 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $83,437 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 76
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 233Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6815 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 83The 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 Christian 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 Christian County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 96,725+8.3% since 2020
- Households
- 35,142
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 563 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 165
- Median household income
- $83,437+37.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,826
- Median home value
- $274,900
- Jobs located here
- 19,415
- Daytime population
- 71,598Residents 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 Christian 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 |
Other business types in Christian 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 spas71
- Hair salons75
- Barbershops83
- Nail salons90
- Spas and skin care64
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Christian County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 68 hair salons in Christian County. 15 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 233 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Christian County, MO spend on personal care products and services?
About $35.9M a year, or $1,020 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $527K 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 35,142 households in Christian County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Christian County, MO compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Christian County has 19.4 hair salons per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $527K, 23% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Christian County would have about 83, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,343 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Christian County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Christian County at 96,725 people in 2025, up 8.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,142 households. Median household income in Christian County is $83,437, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.6%, 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. Christian County scores 75 for hair salons (high), #163 of 2,339 scored counties.
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