Beauty and personal care · County · Arkansas
Salons, barbers and spas in Garland County, AR
The salons, barbers and spas in Garland County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,333 of 2,385 scored counties
#57 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 239
- 42 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 48
- +23.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $34M
- On personal care products and services · $779 a household
- Spending per listing
- $142K
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 54.7
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,695
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Garland County has a Groundwork market score of 17 (low): #2,333 of 2,385 scored counties and #57 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Garland County comes to about $34M a year: $779 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 239 salons, barbers and spas, that is $142K per business, 33% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 239 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Garland County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 54.7, 16% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Garland County was 48 in 2023, up 23.1% from 2019. That is one for every 910 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Garland County. Population estimates put the population change in Garland County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Garland 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 | Garland County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 54.7 | 44.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $142K | $185K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 910 | 1,434 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +23.1% | +26.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $779 | $815 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $57,181 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39 → 48+23.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 205
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 507Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23942 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 160The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Garland 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 Garland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,695−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 43,667
- Median age
- 46.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 678 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 148
- Median household income
- $57,181+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,414
- Median home value
- $194,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,998
- Daytime population
- 100,390Residents 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 Garland 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 |
| 57Garland County, AR | 17 | 239 | 54.7 | $142K | −0.6% | #2,333 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Garland 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 spas17
- Hair salons28
- Barbershops17
- Nail salons22
- Spas and skin care12
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 Garland County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 239 salons, barbers and spas in Garland County. 42 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 23.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 507 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Garland County, AR spend on personal care products and services?
About $34M a year, or $779 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 239 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $142K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,667 households in Garland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Garland County, AR compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Garland County has 54.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $142K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Garland County would have about 160, against 239 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 910 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Garland County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Garland County at 99,695 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,667 households. The median household income in Garland County is $57,181 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Garland County scores 17 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,333 of 2,385 scored counties.
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