Beauty and personal care · County · Arkansas
Salons, barbers and spas in Jackson County, AR
How Jackson 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 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,300 of 2,385 scored counties
#54 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 22
- 3 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.3M
- On personal care products and services · $710 a household
- Spending per listing
- $196K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.2
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,741
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Jackson County scores 20 (low) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #2,300 of 2,385 scored counties and #54 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 salons, barbers and spas in Jackson County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 14%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 36.2 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $710 per household (29% below the U.S. average), households in Jackson County spend about $4.3M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 22 salons, barbers and spas, that is $196K per business, 8% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Jackson County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Jackson County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Jackson 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 | Jackson County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.2 | 44.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $196K | $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 | 0.0% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $710 | $815 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $44,218 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 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
- 48Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 223 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,7410.0% since 2020
- Households
- 6,076
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 634 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $44,218+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,324
- Median home value
- $98,300
- Jobs located here
- 4,396
- Daytime population
- 15,421Residents 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 |
| 54Jackson County, AR | 20 | 22 | 36.2 | $196K | 0.0% | #2,300 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Jackson 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 spas20
- Hair salons49
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care10
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 Jackson County, AR?
Jackson County has 22 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Jackson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 48 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jackson County, AR spend on personal care products and services?
About $4.3M a year, or $710 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $196K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,076 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jackson County, AR compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Jackson County has 36.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $196K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Jackson County would have about 20, against 22 on map listings.
How fast is Jackson County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Jackson County at 16,741 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,076 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $44,218, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.6%, 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. Jackson County scores 20 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,300 of 2,385 scored counties.
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