Beauty and personal care · County · Arkansas
Salons, barbers and spas in Little River County, AR
The salons, barbers and spas in Little River County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,191 of 2,385 scored counties
#41 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 16
- 3 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.7M
- On personal care products and services · $771 a household
- Spending per listing
- $232K
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.2
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,763
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Little River County has a Groundwork market score of 27 (lower middle): #2,191 of 2,385 scored counties and #41 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 salons, barbers and spas in Little River County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 19%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 33.2 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Little River County comes to about $3.7M a year: $771 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $232K of household spending for each business on map listings, 9% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Little River County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Little River County declined 1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Little River 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 | Little River County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.2 | 44.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $232K | $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 | −1.8% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $771 | $815 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $53,344 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 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
- 38Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 163 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Little River 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 Little River County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,763−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 4,820
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 531 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $53,344+18.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,347
- Median home value
- $113,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,100
- Daytime population
- 10,183Residents 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 |
| 41Little River County, AR | 27 | 16 | 33.2 | $232K | −1.8% | #2,191 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Little River 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 spas27
- Hair salons14
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
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 Little River County, AR?
Little River County has 16 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (19%) 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 Little River County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 38 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Little River County, AR spend on personal care products and services?
About $3.7M a year, or $771 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $232K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,820 households in Little River County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Little River County, AR compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Little River County has 33.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $232K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Little River County would have about 18, against 16 on map listings.
How fast is Little River County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Little River County at 11,763 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,820 households. Median household income in Little River County is $53,344, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.3%, 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. Little River County scores 27 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #2,191 of 2,385 scored counties.
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