Beauty and personal care · County · Missouri
Hair salons in Miller County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Miller County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,536 of 2,339 scored counties
#58 of 81 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 26
- 4 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.5M
- On personal care products and services · $858 a household
- Spending per listing
- $325K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.4
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,817
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Miller County spend about $8.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $858 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $325K per salon, 24% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Miller County has 26 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 26.4 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Miller County in 2023. That is one for every 2,464 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 55 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Miller County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Miller County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,536 of 2,339 scored counties and #58 of 81 scored counties in Missouri.
How Miller 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 | Miller County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.4 | 21.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $325K | $463K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,464 | 2,029 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $858 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $56,736 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $866K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 55Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 264 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Miller 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 Miller County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,817+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 9,857
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 593 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 43
- Median household income
- $56,736+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,753
- Median home value
- $192,600
- Jobs located here
- 7,939
- Daytime population
- 22,607Residents 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 |
| 58Miller County, MO | 43 | 26 | 26.4 | $325K | +4.2% | #1,536 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Miller 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 salons43
- Barbershops45
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care30
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Miller County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 hair salons in Miller County. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 55 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Miller County, MO spend on personal care products and services?
About $8.5M a year, or $858 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $325K 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 9,857 households in Miller County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Miller County, MO compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Miller County has 26.4 hair salons per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $325K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Miller County would have about 20, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,464 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Miller County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Miller County at 25,817 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,857 households. Median household income in Miller County is $56,736, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. Miller County scores 43 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,536 of 2,339 scored counties.
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