Beauty and personal care · County · Missouri
Hair salons in St. Louis County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in St. Louis County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,423 of 2,339 scored counties
#50 of 81 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 975
- 166 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 332
- −0.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $447.8M
- On personal care products and services · $1,082 a household
- Spending per listing
- $459K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 990,911
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 975 hair salons in St. Louis County. Of those, 166 are chain locations, or 17%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 23.6 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $1,082 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in St. Louis County spend about $447.8M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $459K per salon, 7% above 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 332 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in St. Louis County in 2023, down 0.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,247 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 2,952 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $6.2M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in St. Louis County.
Population estimates put the population change in St. Louis County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. St. Louis County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,423 of 2,339 scored counties and #50 of 81 scored counties in Missouri.
How St. Louis 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 | St. Louis County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.6 | 21.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $459K | $463K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,247 | 2,029 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −0.3% | +1.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,082 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $82,936 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 333 → 332−0.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,361
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $80.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,952Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 975166 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,041The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 18
- Amount
- $6.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in St. Louis 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 St. Louis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 990,911−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 413,849
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 509 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,958
- Median household income
- $82,936+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,036
- Median home value
- $276,800
- Jobs located here
- 655,776
- Daytime population
- 1,175,839Residents 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 |
| 50St. Louis County, MO | 45 | 975 | 23.6 | $459K | −1.2% | #1,423 of 2,339 |
Other business types in St. Louis 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 spas40
- Hair salons45
- Barbershops70
- Nail salons43
- Spas and skin care43
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in St. Louis County, MO?
St. Louis County has 975 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 166 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 332 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 0.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 2,952 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in St. Louis County, MO spend on personal care products and services?
About $447.8M a year, or $1,082 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 975 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $459K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 413,849 households in St. Louis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis County, MO compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
St. Louis County has 23.6 hair salons per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $459K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, St. Louis County would have about 1,041, against 975 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,247 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis County, MO growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis County at 990,911 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 413,849 households. The median household income in St. Louis County is $82,936 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. St. Louis County scores 45 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,423 of 2,339 scored counties.
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