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Salons, barbers and spas in Jefferson County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Jefferson County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 23 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,266 of 2,385 scored counties
#48 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
111
15 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.6M
On personal care products and services · $733 a household
Spending per listing
$159K
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
46.2
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
62,987
−5.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For salons, barbers and spas, Jefferson County has a Groundwork market score of 23 (low): #2,266 of 2,385 scored counties and #48 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 111 salons, barbers and spas in Jefferson County. 15 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 46.2 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Households in Jefferson County spend about $17.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $733 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $159K per business, 25% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Jefferson County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 2,001 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $190K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Jefferson County. Population estimates show Jefferson County declined 5.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Jefferson 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Jefferson County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households46.244.047.2
Spending per listing$159K$185K$213K
Households per official establishment2,0011,434804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+26.7%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.7%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$733$815$1,005
Median household income$51,096$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score2341

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 12
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$506K
One-person businesses, 2023
485Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11115 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
83The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$190K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Population, 2025 estimate
62,987−5.7% since 2020
Households
24,017
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
872 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$51,096+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,100
Median home value
$113,400
Jobs located here
24,809
Daytime population
63,761Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Jefferson County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, AR711320.1$388K+11.2%#253 of 2,385
2Marion County, AR661114.4$502K+4.3%#402 of 2,385
3Perry County, AR66717.1$458K+3.1%#405 of 2,385
4Saline County, AR6118236.3$248K+7.6%#623 of 2,385
5Lonoke County, AR5910336.1$241K+3.5%#718 of 2,385
6Grant County, AR542333.0$259K+4.1%#937 of 2,385
7Benton County, AR5452647.0$216K+16.0%#956 of 2,385
8Miller County, AR532615.9$458K−0.5%#960 of 2,385
9Fulton County, AR511123.1$295K+3.7%#1,087 of 2,385
10Crawford County, AR509139.0$207K+4.1%#1,189 of 2,385
48Jefferson County, AR2311146.2$159K−5.7%#2,266 of 2,385

Other business types in Jefferson County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Jefferson County, AR?

There are 111 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. 15 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 485 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Jefferson County, AR spend on personal care products and services?

About $17.6M a year, or $733 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 111 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $159K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,017 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Jefferson County, AR compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Jefferson County has 46.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $159K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 83, against 111 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,001 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Jefferson County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 62,987 people in 2025, down 5.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,017 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $51,096, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.5%, 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. Jefferson County scores 23 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,266 of 2,385 scored counties.

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