Beauty and personal care · County · Missouri
Hair salons in Webster County, MO
The hair salons in Webster County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #219 of 2,339 scored counties
#11 of 81 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 28
- 7 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13M
- On personal care products and services · $932 a household
- Spending per listing
- $465K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.1
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 43,054
- +10.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Webster County is 73 (upper middle), #219 of 2,339 scored counties and #11 of 81 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for hair salons.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Webster County comes to about $13M a year: $932 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 28 hair salons, that is $465K per salon, 8% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Webster County has 28 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 20.1 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Webster County in 2023. That is one for every 4,655 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Population estimates show Webster County grew 10.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Webster 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 | Webster County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.1 | 21.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $465K | $463K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,655 | 2,029 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $932 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $71,155 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 8
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $123K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 85Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 287 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Webster 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 Webster County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 43,054+10.4% since 2020
- Households
- 13,964
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 593 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $71,155+40.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,458
- Median home value
- $228,800
- Jobs located here
- 8,109
- Daytime population
- 33,463Residents 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 |
| 11Webster County, MO | 73 | 28 | 20.1 | $465K | +10.4% | #219 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Webster 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 spas74
- Hair salons73
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care60
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Webster County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 hair salons in Webster 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 list 85 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Webster County, MO spend on personal care products and services?
About $13M a year, or $932 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $465K 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 13,964 households in Webster County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Webster County, MO compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Webster County has 20.1 hair salons per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $465K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Webster County would have about 30, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,655 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Webster County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Webster County at 43,054 people in 2025, up 10.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,964 households. Median household income in Webster County is $71,155, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.7%, 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. Webster County scores 73 for hair salons (upper middle), #219 of 2,339 scored counties.
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