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Hair salons in Stone County, MO

The hair salons in Stone County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #560 of 2,339 scored counties
#23 of 81 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
28
7 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.1M
On personal care products and services · $894 a household
Spending per listing
$432K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.7
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,503
+4.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on personal care products and services in Stone County comes to about $12.1M a year: $894 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $432K of household spending for each salon on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

There are 28 hair salons on map listings in Stone County as of September 2026. 7 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 20.7 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Stone County in 2023. That is one for every 4,510 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 88 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Stone County grew 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Stone County is 63 (upper middle), #560 of 2,339 scored counties and #23 of 81 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Stone 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.

Hair salons in Stone County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureStone CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.721.023.4
Spending per listing$432K$463K$430K
Households per official establishment4,5102,0291,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.0%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$894$970$1,005
Median household income$63,520$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score6353

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
6
Annual payroll, 2023
$67K
One-person businesses, 2023
88Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
287 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The 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 Stone 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 Stone County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,503+4.1% since 2020
Households
13,530
Median age
52.4
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
464 sq. mi.
People per square mile
69
Median household income
$63,520+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,807
Median home value
$249,000
Jobs located here
7,170
Daytime population
25,642Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Hair salons across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for hair salons, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Stone County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, MO922410.5$977K+11.4%#5 of 2,339
2Callaway County, MO832112.7$744K+3.2%#52 of 2,339
3Cass County, MO837517.4$611K+7.1%#55 of 2,339
4Warren County, MO801913.7$743K+9.2%#76 of 2,339
5Jefferson County, MO7913315.1$676K+2.7%#93 of 2,339
6Newton County, MO783013.6$682K+6.1%#101 of 2,339
7Osage County, MO76815.1$640K+2.7%#139 of 2,339
8Platte County, MO756815.5$733K+6.7%#154 of 2,339
9Christian County, MO756819.4$527K+8.3%#163 of 2,339
10St. Charles County, MO7429518.3$641K+4.9%#178 of 2,339
23Stone County, MO632820.7$432K+4.1%#560 of 2,339

Other business types in Stone County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many hair salons are in Stone County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 28 hair salons in Stone County. 7 of them (25%) 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 also show 88 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Stone County, MO spend on personal care products and services?

About $12.1M a year, or $894 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $432K 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 13,530 households in Stone County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Stone County, MO compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Stone County has 20.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $432K, in line with the U.S. figure of $430K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,510 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.

How fast is Stone County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Stone County at 32,503 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,530 households. Median household income in Stone County is $63,520, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Stone County scores 63 for hair salons (upper middle), #560 of 2,339 scored counties.

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