Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Arkansas
Salons, barbers and spas in the Jonesboro, AR metro area
How the Jonesboro, AR metro area compares with other metro areas 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 #356 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Arkansas
- Listings
- 278
- 58 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- +90.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $42.4M
- On personal care products and services · $796 a household
- Spending per listing
- $152K
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 52.2
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 139,440
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in the Jonesboro metro area is 32 (lower middle), #356 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 278 salons, barbers and spas in the Jonesboro metro area. 58 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 52.2 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in the Jonesboro metro area spend about $42.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $796 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $152K of household spending for each business on map listings, 28% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 44 businesses with payroll in the Jonesboro metro area classed as personal care services, up 90.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,210 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Jonesboro metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Jonesboro metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Jonesboro metro area 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 | Jonesboro metro area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 52.2 | 44.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $152K | $185K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,210 | 1,434 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +90.9% | +26.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $796 | $815 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $56,738 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 44+90.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 179
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 948Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 27858 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 199The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Jonesboro metro area, 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 the Jonesboro metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 139,440+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 53,229
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,466 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $56,738+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,333
- Median home value
- $192,200
- Jobs located here
- 59,276
- Daytime population
- 139,762Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Arkansas for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Arkansas (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Jonesboro metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 52 | 990 | 45.9 | $207K | +13.1% | #173 of 387 |
| 2Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 35 | 1,628 | 52.3 | $164K | +3.8% | #335 of 387 |
| 3Fort Smith, AR-OK | 34 | 456 | 50.1 | $158K | +3.1% | #343 of 387 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 33 | 2,549 | 48.7 | $177K | −0.3% | #349 of 387 |
| 4Jonesboro, AR | 32 | 278 | 52.2 | $152K | +3.6% | #356 of 387 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | 29 | 332 | 59.0 | $132K | −0.4% | #368 of 387 |
| 5Hot Springs, AR | 14 | 239 | 54.7 | $142K | −0.6% | #387 of 387 |
Other business types in the Jonesboro metro area
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 salons38
- Barbershops38
- Nail salons23
- Spas and skin care25
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 the Jonesboro, AR metro area?
There are 278 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in the Jonesboro metro area as of September 2026. 58 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 90.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 948 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Jonesboro, AR metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $42.4M a year, or $796 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 278 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $152K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 53,229 households in the Jonesboro metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Jonesboro, AR metro area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Jonesboro metro area has 52.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $152K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Jonesboro metro area would have about 199, against 278 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,210 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 90.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Jonesboro, AR metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Jonesboro metro area at 139,440 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 53,229 households. Median household income in the Jonesboro metro area is $56,738, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. The Jonesboro metro area scores 32 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #356 of 387 scored metro areas.
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