Beauty and personal care · County · Missouri
Hair salons in Jackson County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Jackson County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,197 of 2,339 scored counties
#37 of 81 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 734
- 76 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 148
- +13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $292.6M
- On personal care products and services · $954 a household
- Spending per listing
- $399K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.9
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 732,994
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 734 hair salons in Jackson County. Of those, 76 are chain locations, or 10%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 23.9 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $954 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Jackson County spend about $292.6M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $399K per salon, 7% below 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 148 businesses with payroll in Jackson County classed as beauty salons, up 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,073 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 2,090 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $365K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Jackson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jackson County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Jackson County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,197 of 2,339 scored counties and #37 of 81 scored counties in Missouri.
How Jackson 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 | Jackson County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.9 | 21.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $399K | $463K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,073 | 2,029 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.0% | +1.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $954 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $68,577 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 131 → 148+13.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 700
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,090Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 73476 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 680The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $365K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Jackson 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 Jackson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 732,994+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 306,798
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 605 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,191
- Median household income
- $68,577+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,212
- Median home value
- $230,500
- Jobs located here
- 400,567
- Daytime population
- 769,958Residents 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 Jackson 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 |
| 37Jackson County, MO | 50 | 734 | 23.9 | $399K | +2.1% | #1,197 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Jackson 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 spas39
- Hair salons50
- Barbershops34
- Nail salons49
- Spas and skin care45
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Jackson County, MO?
There are 734 hair salons on map listings in Jackson County as of September 2026. 76 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 148 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019. Official counts list 2,090 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jackson County, MO spend on personal care products and services?
About $292.6M a year, or $954 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 734 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $399K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 306,798 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jackson County, MO compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Jackson County has 23.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $399K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Jackson County would have about 680, against 734 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,073 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Jackson County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Jackson County at 732,994 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 306,798 households. The median household income in Jackson County is $68,577 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Jackson County scores 50 for hair salons (upper middle), #1,197 of 2,339 scored counties.
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