Beauty and personal care · County · Arkansas
Salons, barbers and spas in Cross County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Cross County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,288 of 2,385 scored counties
#50 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 28
- 3 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5M
- On personal care products and services · $764 a household
- Spending per listing
- $177K
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 43.2
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,186
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Cross County scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #2,288 of 2,385 scored counties and #50 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Cross County comes to about $5M a year: $764 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 28 salons, barbers and spas, that is $177K per business, 17% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 28 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Cross County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 11%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 43.2 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Cross County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 1,297 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Cross County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Cross 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 | Cross County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 43.2 | 44.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $177K | $185K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,297 | 1,434 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $764 | $815 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $50,863 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 8
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $233K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 89Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 283 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Cross 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 Cross County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,186−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 6,483
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 616 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $50,863+8.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,643
- Median home value
- $117,500
- Jobs located here
- 4,707
- Daytime population
- 14,440Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Cross County marked.
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 |
| 50Cross County, AR | 21 | 28 | 43.2 | $177K | −3.6% | #2,288 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Cross 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 salons7
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care25
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 Cross County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 salons, barbers and spas in Cross County. 3 of them (11%) 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 89 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cross County, AR spend on personal care products and services?
About $5M a year, or $764 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $177K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,483 households in Cross County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cross County, AR compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Cross County has 43.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $177K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Cross County would have about 23, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,297 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Cross County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Cross County at 16,186 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,483 households. The median household income in Cross County is $50,863 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 8.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Cross County scores 21 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,288 of 2,385 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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