Beauty and personal care · County · Arkansas
Salons, barbers and spas in Desha County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Desha County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,252 of 2,385 scored counties
#45 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3M
- On personal care products and services · $656 a household
- Spending per listing
- $252K
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.0
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 9,984
- −11.8% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Desha County has a Groundwork market score of 23 (low): #2,252 of 2,385 scored counties and #45 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 salons, barbers and spas in Desha County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 15% across the U.S. That is 26.0 per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $656 per household (35% below the U.S. average), households in Desha County spend about $3M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $252K of household spending for each business on map listings, 19% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Desha County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Desha County declined 11.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Desha 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 | Desha County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.0 | 44.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $252K | $185K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,434 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −11.8% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $656 | $815 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $37,662 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 41 |
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
- 57Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Desha 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 Desha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,984−11.8% since 2020
- Households
- 4,610
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 741 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $37,662+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $53,518
- Median home value
- $90,900
- Jobs located here
- 4,204
- Daytime population
- 10,748Residents 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 Desha 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 |
| 45Desha County, AR | 23 | 12 | 26.0 | $252K | −11.8% | #2,252 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Desha 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 spas23
- Hair salons4
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
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 Desha County, AR?
Desha County has 12 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Desha County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 57 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Desha County, AR spend on personal care products and services?
About $3M a year, or $656 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $252K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,610 households in Desha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Desha County, AR compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Desha County has 26.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $252K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Desha County would have about 14, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is Desha County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Desha County at 9,984 people in 2025, down 11.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,610 households. Median household income in Desha County is $37,662, 53% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.1%, 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. Desha County scores 23 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,252 of 2,385 scored counties.
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