Beauty and personal care · County · Arkansas
Salons, barbers and spas in Columbia County, AR
How Columbia County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,293 of 2,385 scored counties
#51 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 50
- 9 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.4M
- On personal care products and services · $755 a household
- Spending per listing
- $127K
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 59.5
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,894
- −3.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Columbia County is 21 (low), #2,293 of 2,385 scored counties and #51 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 50 salons, barbers and spas in Columbia County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 59.5, 26% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Columbia County comes to about $6.4M a year: $755 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That is about $127K of household spending for each business on map listings, 40% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Columbia County in 2023. That is one for every 1,682 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Columbia County declined 3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Columbia County compares
The same measures for Arkansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the salons, barbers and spas 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 | Columbia County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 59.5 | 44.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $127K | $185K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,682 | 1,434 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.7% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $755 | $815 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $55,334 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $344K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 117Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 509 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 personal care services in Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,894−3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 8,409
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 766 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $55,334+52.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,996
- Median home value
- $152,100
- Jobs located here
- 7,940
- Daytime population
- 21,908Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Arkansas
| 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 |
| 51Columbia County, AR | 21 | 50 | 59.5 | $127K | −3.7% | #2,293 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 spas21
- Hair salons14
- Barbershops8
- Nail salons5
- Spas and skin care14
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many salons, barbers and spas are in Columbia County, AR?
Columbia County has 50 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 117 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Columbia County, AR spend on personal care products and services?
About $6.4M a year, or $755 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $127K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,409 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, AR compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Columbia County has 59.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $127K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Columbia County would have about 30, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,682 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 21,894 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,409 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $55,334, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 52.9%, 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. Columbia County scores 21 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,293 of 2,385 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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