Beauty and personal care · County · Missouri
Hair salons in Polk County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Polk County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,345 of 2,339 scored counties
#46 of 81 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 32
- 5 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.6M
- On personal care products and services · $883 a household
- Spending per listing
- $333K
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.5
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,604
- +6.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 hair salons in Polk County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 16%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.5, 13% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $883 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Polk County spend about $10.6M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $333K per salon, 23% 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.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Polk County in 2023. That is one for every 2,412 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 64 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Polk County grew 6.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Polk County is 47 (lower middle), #1,345 of 2,339 scored counties and #46 of 81 scored counties in Missouri.
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.5 | 21.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $333K | $463K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,412 | 2,029 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $883 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $59,647 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $197K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 64Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 325 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,604+6.3% since 2020
- Households
- 12,059
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 636 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $59,647+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,496
- Median home value
- $205,800
- Jobs located here
- 10,220
- Daytime population
- 28,041Residents 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 |
| 46Polk County, MO | 47 | 32 | 26.5 | $333K | +6.3% | #1,345 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Polk 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 spas47
- Hair salons47
- Barbershops58
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care40
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Polk County, MO?
Polk County has 32 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 64 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Polk County, MO spend on personal care products and services?
About $10.6M 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 32 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $333K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,059 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, MO compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Polk County has 26.5 hair salons per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $333K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Polk County would have about 25, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,412 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 33,604 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,059 households. The median household income in Polk County is $59,647 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Polk County scores 47 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,345 of 2,339 scored counties.
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