Beauty and personal care · County · Arkansas
Salons, barbers and spas in Miller County, AR
The salons, barbers and spas in Miller County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #960 of 2,385 scored counties
#8 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 26
- 3 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.9M
- On personal care products and services · $727 a household
- Spending per listing
- $458K
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.9
- 66% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,357
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Miller County spend about $11.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $727 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That is about $458K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 26 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Miller County as of September 2026. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 15.9 for every 10,000 households, 66% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Miller County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 264 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Miller County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For salons, barbers and spas, Miller County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #960 of 2,385 scored counties and #8 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Miller 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 | Miller County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.9 | 44.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $458K | $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 | −0.5% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $727 | $815 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $48,836 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 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
- 264Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 263 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The 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 Miller 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 Miller County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,357−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 16,359
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 624 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $48,836+12.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,099
- Median home value
- $153,900
- Jobs located here
- 12,266
- Daytime population
- 38,184Residents 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 |
Other business types in Miller 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 spas53
- Hair salons53
- Barbershops25
- 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 Miller County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 salons, barbers and spas in Miller County. 3 of them (12%) 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 Miller County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 264 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Miller County, AR spend on personal care products and services?
About $11.9M a year, or $727 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $458K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,359 households in Miller County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Miller County, AR compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Miller County has 15.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 66% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $458K, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Miller County would have about 56, against 26 on map listings.
How fast is Miller County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Miller County at 42,357 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,359 households. The median household income in Miller County is $48,836 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.6% 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. Miller County scores 53 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #960 of 2,385 scored counties.
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