Beauty and personal care · County · Missouri
Hair salons in Montgomery County, MO
The hair salons in Montgomery County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #416 of 2,339 scored counties
#19 of 81 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.1M
- On personal care products and services · $883 a household
- Spending per listing
- $585K
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.1
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,590
- +2.6% since 2020
See the hair salons around any address in Montgomery County
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What this means
Households in Montgomery County spend about $4.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $883 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $585K per salon, 36% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Montgomery County has 7 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That is 15.1 per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Montgomery County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Montgomery County is 66 (upper middle), #416 of 2,339 scored counties and #19 of 81 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.1 | 21.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $585K | $463K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,029 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $883 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $65,500 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,590+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 4,640
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 535 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $65,500+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,097
- Median home value
- $178,700
- Jobs located here
- 2,998
- Daytime population
- 9,517Residents 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 Montgomery 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 |
| 19Montgomery County, MO | 66 | 7 | 15.1 | $585K | +2.6% | #416 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Montgomery County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 hair salons in Montgomery County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Montgomery County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Montgomery County, MO spend on personal care products and services?
About $4.1M a year, or $883 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $585K 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 4,640 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, MO compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Montgomery County has 15.1 hair salons per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $585K, 36% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 10, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Montgomery County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 11,590 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,640 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $65,500, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.1%, 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. Montgomery County scores 66 for hair salons (upper middle), #416 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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