Market rankings · Arkansas
Salons, barbers and spas in Arkansas
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Arkansas, ranked by the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 5,311
- 934 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 841
- +26.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $982.8M
- On personal care products and services
- Listings per 10k households
- 44.0
- 7% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $185K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #42 of 51
- Market score 41 · Lower middle
A site report maps the salons, barbers and spas on map listings around any address in Arkansas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Arkansas has 5,311 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 934 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 44.0 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $815 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Arkansas spend about $982.8M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $185K per business, 13% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Arkansas was 841 in 2023, up 26.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,434 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 14.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 46 SBA-backed loans worth $13.2M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Arkansas.
Among the 50 states and DC, Arkansas ranks #42 for salons, barbers and spas, with a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Arkansas, the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area scores highest (52). Of the 14 scored small-town markets in or partly in Arkansas, the Harrison area scores highest (52).
Every market in Arkansas for salons, barbers and spas
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Arkansas, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 52 | 990 | 45.9 | $207K | +13.1% | #173 of 387 |
| 2Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 35 | 1,628 | 52.3 | $164K | +3.8% | #335 of 387 |
| 3Fort Smith, AR-OK | 34 | 456 | 50.1 | $158K | +3.1% | #343 of 387 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 33 | 2,549 | 48.7 | $177K | −0.3% | #349 of 387 |
| 4Jonesboro, AR | 32 | 278 | 52.2 | $152K | +3.6% | #356 of 387 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | 29 | 332 | 59.0 | $132K | −0.4% | #368 of 387 |
| 5Hot Springs, AR | 14 | 239 | 54.7 | $142K | −0.6% | #387 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Harrison, AR | 52 | 71 | 38.3 | $199K | +2.4% | #250 of 538 |
| 2Malvern, AR | 49 | 45 | 36.6 | $207K | +1.1% | #290 of 538 |
| 3Russellville, AR | 47 | 124 | 38.0 | $206K | +1.6% | #316 of 538 |
| 4Paragould, AR | 47 | 68 | 37.8 | $205K | +3.4% | #317 of 538 |
| 5Forrest City, AR | 38 | 18 | 23.1 | $290K | −5.3% | #404 of 538 |
| 6Searcy, AR | 36 | 133 | 44.9 | $170K | +4.2% | #437 of 538 |
| 7Mountain Home, AR | 35 | 72 | 37.2 | $198K | +3.1% | #441 of 538 |
| 8Batesville, AR | 35 | 68 | 46.5 | $167K | +2.2% | #449 of 538 |
| 9Blytheville, AR | 24 | 54 | 34.9 | $219K | −6.7% | #508 of 538 |
| 10Pine Bluff, AR | 24 | 115 | 42.7 | $173K | −5.6% | #510 of 538 |
| 11El Dorado, AR | 24 | 71 | 47.3 | $163K | −5.2% | #511 of 538 |
| 12Arkadelphia, AR | 22 | 30 | 36.9 | $203K | −2.2% | #516 of 538 |
| 13Camden, AR | 20 | 37 | 35.9 | $207K | −3.6% | #521 of 538 |
| 14Magnolia, AR | 17 | 50 | 59.5 | $127K | −3.7% | #529 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madison County, AR | 71 | 13 | 20.1 | $388K | +11.2% | #253 of 2,385 |
| 2Marion County, AR | 66 | 11 | 14.4 | $502K | +4.3% | #402 of 2,385 |
| 3Perry County, AR | 66 | 7 | 17.1 | $458K | +3.1% | #405 of 2,385 |
| 4Saline County, AR | 61 | 182 | 36.3 | $248K | +7.6% | #623 of 2,385 |
| 5Lonoke County, AR | 59 | 103 | 36.1 | $241K | +3.5% | #718 of 2,385 |
| 6Grant County, AR | 54 | 23 | 33.0 | $259K | +4.1% | #937 of 2,385 |
| 7Benton County, AR | 54 | 526 | 47.0 | $216K | +16.0% | #956 of 2,385 |
| 8Miller County, AR | 53 | 26 | 15.9 | $458K | −0.5% | #960 of 2,385 |
| 9Fulton County, AR | 51 | 11 | 23.1 | $295K | +3.7% | #1,087 of 2,385 |
| 10Crawford County, AR | 50 | 91 | 39.0 | $207K | +4.1% | #1,189 of 2,385 |
| 11Franklin County, AR | 49 | 19 | 27.0 | $276K | +3.5% | #1,210 of 2,385 |
| 12Logan County, AR | 49 | 25 | 29.3 | $271K | +2.5% | #1,211 of 2,385 |
| 13Randolph County, AR | 47 | 18 | 24.5 | $297K | +1.5% | #1,312 of 2,385 |
| 14Izard County, AR | 47 | 14 | 26.8 | $260K | +5.9% | #1,327 of 2,385 |
| 15Crittenden County, AR | 46 | 54 | 29.7 | $253K | −3.9% | #1,399 of 2,385 |
| 16Cleburne County, AR | 46 | 41 | 39.0 | $195K | +3.9% | #1,430 of 2,385 |
| 17Yell County, AR | 45 | 19 | 22.8 | $330K | −1.3% | #1,435 of 2,385 |
| 18Boone County, AR | 45 | 68 | 44.3 | $173K | +3.3% | #1,493 of 2,385 |
| 19Hot Spring County, AR | 44 | 45 | 36.6 | $207K | +1.1% | #1,532 of 2,385 |
| 20Greene County, AR | 44 | 68 | 37.8 | $205K | +3.4% | #1,535 of 2,385 |
| 21Sharp County, AR | 41 | 28 | 40.8 | $174K | +4.7% | #1,696 of 2,385 |
| 22Johnson County, AR | 40 | 28 | 27.1 | $258K | +2.0% | #1,708 of 2,385 |
| 23Washington County, AR | 40 | 451 | 46.4 | $190K | +9.9% | #1,744 of 2,385 |
| 24Clay County, AR | 38 | 14 | 23.3 | $311K | −3.3% | #1,799 of 2,385 |
| 25Carroll County, AR | 38 | 45 | 39.7 | $194K | +3.6% | #1,823 of 2,385 |
Show all 75 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Pope County, AR | 38 | 105 | 43.1 | $184K | +2.5% | #1,827 of 2,385 |
| 27Lincoln County, AR | 36 | 10 | 27.8 | $267K | −1.0% | #1,893 of 2,385 |
| 28White County, AR | 36 | 133 | 44.9 | $170K | +4.2% | #1,922 of 2,385 |
| 29Lawrence County, AR | 35 | 19 | 28.7 | $251K | +0.3% | #1,935 of 2,385 |
| 30Independence County, AR | 35 | 68 | 46.5 | $167K | +2.2% | #1,968 of 2,385 |
| 31Conway County, AR | 34 | 29 | 35.0 | $211K | +3.2% | #1,986 of 2,385 |
| 32Baxter County, AR | 34 | 72 | 37.2 | $198K | +3.1% | #1,993 of 2,385 |
| 33St. Francis County, AR | 32 | 18 | 23.1 | $290K | −5.3% | #2,052 of 2,385 |
| 34Faulkner County, AR | 32 | 270 | 54.8 | $156K | +8.2% | #2,083 of 2,385 |
| 35Polk County, AR | 31 | 27 | 34.2 | $217K | +1.6% | #2,097 of 2,385 |
| 36Craighead County, AR | 31 | 253 | 56.9 | $143K | +4.8% | #2,116 of 2,385 |
| 37Arkansas County, AR | 30 | 25 | 37.3 | $200K | −7.4% | #2,131 of 2,385 |
| 38Drew County, AR | 30 | 28 | 38.9 | $180K | −1.5% | #2,135 of 2,385 |
| 39Van Buren County, AR | 28 | 27 | 36.3 | $196K | +2.8% | #2,177 of 2,385 |
| 40Poinsett County, AR | 27 | 25 | 28.4 | $245K | −2.0% | #2,190 of 2,385 |
| 41Little River County, AR | 27 | 16 | 33.2 | $232K | −1.8% | #2,191 of 2,385 |
| 42Union County, AR | 27 | 71 | 47.3 | $163K | −5.2% | #2,202 of 2,385 |
| 43Sebastian County, AR | 25 | 327 | 62.7 | $128K | +2.2% | #2,235 of 2,385 |
| 44Pulaski County, AR | 24 | 1,043 | 60.5 | $140K | +1.3% | #2,249 of 2,385 |
| 45Desha County, AR | 23 | 12 | 26.0 | $252K | −11.8% | #2,252 of 2,385 |
| 46Hempstead County, AR | 23 | 22 | 29.4 | $241K | −4.6% | #2,255 of 2,385 |
| 47Stone County, AR | 23 | 20 | 38.0 | $175K | +2.9% | #2,261 of 2,385 |
| 48Jefferson County, AR | 23 | 111 | 46.2 | $159K | −5.7% | #2,266 of 2,385 |
| 49Sevier County, AR | 21 | 21 | 37.4 | $196K | −0.1% | #2,286 of 2,385 |
| 50Cross County, AR | 21 | 28 | 43.2 | $177K | −3.6% | #2,288 of 2,385 |
| 51Columbia County, AR | 21 | 50 | 59.5 | $127K | −3.7% | #2,293 of 2,385 |
| 52Bradley County, AR | 20 | 11 | 29.3 | $235K | −6.4% | #2,295 of 2,385 |
| 53Mississippi County, AR | 20 | 54 | 34.9 | $219K | −6.7% | #2,298 of 2,385 |
| 54Jackson County, AR | 20 | 22 | 36.2 | $196K | 0.0% | #2,300 of 2,385 |
| 55Phillips County, AR | 19 | 17 | 28.2 | $233K | −13.0% | #2,308 of 2,385 |
| 56Clark County, AR | 19 | 30 | 36.9 | $203K | −2.2% | #2,311 of 2,385 |
| 57Garland County, AR | 17 | 239 | 54.7 | $142K | −0.6% | #2,333 of 2,385 |
| 58Pike County, AR | 12 | 18 | 44.1 | $167K | −1.9% | #2,359 of 2,385 |
| 59Ouachita County, AR | 11 | 34 | 39.4 | $185K | −3.9% | #2,367 of 2,385 |
| 60Howard County, AR | 8 | 21 | 41.2 | $171K | −3.6% | #2,377 of 2,385 |
| 61Ashley County, AR | 4 | 32 | 43.5 | $154K | −5.9% | #2,383 of 2,385 |
| Scott County, AR | Not scored | 8 | 20.1 | $335K | +1.4% | |
| Chicot County, AR | Not scored | 5 | 12.6 | $530K | −10.3% | |
| Montgomery County, AR | Not scored | 6 | 16.2 | $453K | +1.1% | |
| Lee County, AR | Not scored | 1 | 3.7 | $1.8M | −6.4% | |
| Nevada County, AR | Not scored | 5 | 15.4 | $466K | −4.1% | |
| Prairie County, AR | Not scored | 4 | 12.3 | $609K | −3.9% | |
| Searcy County, AR | Not scored | 10 | 31.3 | $218K | 0.0% | |
| Cleveland County, AR | Not scored | 4 | 13.6 | $567K | −4.3% | |
| Newton County, AR | Not scored | 3 | 9.4 | $781K | −2.3% | |
| Monroe County, AR | Not scored | 8 | 28.7 | $236K | −7.8% | |
| Dallas County, AR | Not scored | 5 | 19.5 | $355K | −6.7% | |
| Lafayette County, AR | Not scored | 6 | 22.9 | $296K | −6.4% | |
| Woodruff County, AR | Not scored | 5 | 18.6 | $380K | −8.2% | |
| Calhoun County, AR | Not scored | 3 | 17.8 | $460K | −2.2% |
Markets with fewer than 5 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many salons, barbers and spas are in Arkansas?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5,311 salons, barbers and spas in Arkansas. 934 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 841 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 26.7% from 2019. Another 14,437 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Arkansas spend on personal care products and services?
About $982.8M a year, or $815 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5,311 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $185K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,205,987 households in Arkansas and national spending patterns by income.
How does Arkansas compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Arkansas has 44.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $185K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Arkansas would have about 4,621, against 5,311 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,434 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Arkansas has the highest market score for salons, barbers and spas?
Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Arkansas, the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area scores highest, at 52 (upper middle). Among 14 scored small-town markets in or partly in Arkansas, the Harrison area scores highest, at 52 (upper middle). Among 61 scored counties in Arkansas, Madison County scores highest, at 71 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Arkansas scores 41 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #42 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Arkansas. It maps the salons, barbers and spas on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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