Beauty and personal care · County · Missouri
Hair salons in Pulaski County, MO
The hair salons in Pulaski County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,206 of 2,339 scored counties
#39 of 81 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 43
- 6 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.1M
- On personal care products and services · $897 a household
- Spending per listing
- $351K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.5
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,442
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 43 hair salons in Pulaski County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 14%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.5, 9% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $897 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Pulaski County spend about $15.1M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $351K per salon, 18% 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 3 businesses with payroll in Pulaski County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 5,617 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 91 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Pulaski County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Pulaski County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,206 of 2,339 scored counties and #39 of 81 scored counties in Missouri.
How Pulaski 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 | Pulaski County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.5 | 21.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $351K | $463K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,617 | 2,029 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $897 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $64,466 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $321K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 91Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 436 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,442+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 16,851
- Median age
- 30.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 547 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 98
- Median household income
- $64,466+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,072
- Median home value
- $189,800
- Jobs located here
- 9,976
- Daytime population
- 49,673Residents 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 |
| 39Pulaski County, MO | 50 | 43 | 25.5 | $351K | +0.8% | #1,206 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Pulaski 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 spas45
- Hair salons50
- Barbershops25
- Nail salons63
- Spas and skin care52
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Pulaski County, MO?
There are 43 hair salons on map listings in Pulaski County as of September 2026. 6 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 91 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pulaski County, MO spend on personal care products and services?
About $15.1M a year, or $897 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $351K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,851 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pulaski County, MO compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Pulaski County has 25.5 hair salons per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $351K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Pulaski County would have about 35, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,617 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Pulaski County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Pulaski County at 54,442 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,851 households. The median household income in Pulaski County is $64,466 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.5% 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. Pulaski County scores 50 for hair salons (upper middle), #1,206 of 2,339 scored counties.
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