Beauty and personal care · County · Arkansas
Salons, barbers and spas in Faulkner County, AR
How Faulkner 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,083 of 2,385 scored counties
#34 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 270
- 57 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 64
- +18.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $42.1M
- On personal care products and services · $853 a household
- Spending per listing
- $156K
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 54.8
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 133,979
- +8.2% since 2020
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What this means
Faulkner County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #2,083 of 2,385 scored counties and #34 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 270 salons, barbers and spas in Faulkner County. 57 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 54.8 per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Faulkner County spend about $42.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $853 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 270 salons, barbers and spas, that is $156K per business, 27% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Faulkner County in 2023, up 18.5% from 2019. That is one for every 770 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $578K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Faulkner County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Faulkner County grew 8.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Faulkner 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 | Faulkner County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 54.8 | 44.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $156K | $185K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 770 | 1,434 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.5% | +26.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $853 | $815 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $67,289 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 54 → 64+18.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 224
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 616Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 27057 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 198The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $578K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Faulkner 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 Faulkner County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 133,979+8.2% since 2020
- Households
- 49,309
- Median age
- 35.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 647 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 197
- Median household income
- $67,289+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,861
- Median home value
- $232,700
- Jobs located here
- 44,769
- Daytime population
- 117,154Residents 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 Faulkner 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 |
| 34Faulkner County, AR | 32 | 270 | 54.8 | $156K | +8.2% | #2,083 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Faulkner 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 spas32
- Hair salons35
- Barbershops45
- Nail salons34
- Spas and skin care39
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 Faulkner County, AR?
Faulkner County has 270 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 57 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 18.5% from 2019. Official counts list 616 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Faulkner County, AR spend on personal care products and services?
About $42.1M a year, or $853 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 270 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $156K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 49,309 households in Faulkner County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Faulkner County, AR compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Faulkner County has 54.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $156K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Faulkner County would have about 198, against 270 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 770 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Faulkner County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Faulkner County at 133,979 people in 2025, up 8.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 49,309 households. Median household income in Faulkner County is $67,289, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Faulkner County scores 32 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #2,083 of 2,385 scored counties.
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