Beauty and personal care · County · Missouri
Nail salons in Dunklin County, MO
How Dunklin County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for nail salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,151 of 1,328 scored counties
#30 of 32 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 5
- 3 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.9M
- On personal care products and services · $794 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,855
- −4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Dunklin County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #1,151 of 1,328 scored counties and #30 of 32 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $794 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Dunklin County spend about $8.9M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.8M per salon, 7% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 5 nail salons on map listings in Dunklin County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 60%, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 27% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Dunklin County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Dunklin County declined 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Dunklin 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 nail 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 | Dunklin County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 4.7 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.1M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,286 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +32.1% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.8% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $794 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $47,849 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 53 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 nail salons in Dunklin 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 Dunklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,855−4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 11,257
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 542 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $47,849+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,703
- Median home value
- $97,600
- Jobs located here
- 8,368
- Daytime population
- 24,850Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Christian County, MO | 90 | 8 | 2.3 | $4.5M | +8.3% | #2 of 1,328 |
| 2Lincoln County, MO | 90 | 6 | 2.6 | $3.9M | +11.4% | #4 of 1,328 |
| 3Cass County, MO | 78 | 16 | 3.7 | $2.9M | +7.1% | #58 of 1,328 |
| 4Jefferson County, MO | 75 | 42 | 4.8 | $2.1M | +2.7% | #91 of 1,328 |
| 5Boone County, MO | 71 | 36 | 4.7 | $2.1M | +4.2% | #137 of 1,328 |
| 6Franklin County, MO | 69 | 17 | 4.0 | $2.5M | +3.1% | #173 of 1,328 |
| 7Lafayette County, MO | 68 | 5 | 4.0 | $2.5M | +1.4% | #192 of 1,328 |
| 8St. Charles County, MO | 68 | 94 | 5.8 | $2M | +4.9% | #195 of 1,328 |
| 9Pettis County, MO | 66 | 5 | 2.9 | $3M | +2.9% | #239 of 1,328 |
| 10Pulaski County, MO | 63 | 5 | 3.0 | $3M | +0.8% | #317 of 1,328 |
| 30Dunklin County, MO | 29 | 5 | 4.4 | $1.8M | −4.8% | #1,151 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Dunklin 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 salons24
- Barbershops11
- Nail salons29
- Spas and skin care41
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Dunklin County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 nail salons in Dunklin County. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Dunklin County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dunklin County, MO spend on personal care products and services?
About $8.9M a year, or $794 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which nail salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,257 households in Dunklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dunklin County, MO compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Dunklin County has 4.4 nail salons per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.8M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending.
How fast is Dunklin County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Dunklin County at 26,855 people in 2025, down 4.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,257 households. Median household income in Dunklin County is $47,849, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.5%, 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. Dunklin County scores 29 for nail salons (lower middle), #1,151 of 1,328 scored counties.
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