Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Arkansas
Salons, barbers and spas in the Mountain Home, AR area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in the Mountain Home, AR area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #441 of 538 scored small-town markets
#7 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas
- Listings
- 72
- 14 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.2M
- On personal care products and services · $736 a household
- Spending per listing
- $198K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.2
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,982
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in the Mountain Home area is 35 (lower middle), #441 of 538 scored small-town markets and #7 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 72 salons, barbers and spas in the Mountain Home area. 14 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 37.2 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Mountain Home area comes to about $14.2M a year: $736 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $198K per business, 7% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Mountain Home area was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 1,290 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Mountain Home area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Mountain Home 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 | Mountain Home area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.2 | 44.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $198K | $185K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,290 | 1,434 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $736 | $815 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $48,452 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15
- Employees, 2023
- 68
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 117Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7214 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 67The 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 the Mountain Home 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 Mountain Home area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,982+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 19,348
- Median age
- 51.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 77
- Median household income
- $48,452+14.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,486
- Median home value
- $174,600
- Jobs located here
- 16,323
- Daytime population
- 43,148Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Arkansas for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with the Mountain Home area marked.
Top small-town markets in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Harrison, AR | 52 | 71 | 38.3 | $199K | +2.4% | #250 of 538 |
| 2Malvern, AR | 49 | 45 | 36.6 | $207K | +1.1% | #290 of 538 |
| 3Russellville, AR | 47 | 124 | 38.0 | $206K | +1.6% | #316 of 538 |
| 4Paragould, AR | 47 | 68 | 37.8 | $205K | +3.4% | #317 of 538 |
| 5Forrest City, AR | 38 | 18 | 23.1 | $290K | −5.3% | #404 of 538 |
| 6Searcy, AR | 36 | 133 | 44.9 | $170K | +4.2% | #437 of 538 |
| 7Mountain Home, AR | 35 | 72 | 37.2 | $198K | +3.1% | #441 of 538 |
| 8Batesville, AR | 35 | 68 | 46.5 | $167K | +2.2% | #449 of 538 |
| 9Blytheville, AR | 24 | 54 | 34.9 | $219K | −6.7% | #508 of 538 |
| 10Pine Bluff, AR | 24 | 115 | 42.7 | $173K | −5.6% | #510 of 538 |
Other business types in the Mountain Home 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 spas35
- Hair salons47
- Barbershops36
- Nail salons38
- Spas and skin care30
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 Mountain Home, AR area?
The Mountain Home area has 72 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 117 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Mountain Home, AR area spend on personal care products and services?
About $14.2M a year, or $736 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $198K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,348 households in the Mountain Home area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Mountain Home, AR area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Mountain Home area has 37.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $198K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Mountain Home area would have about 67, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,290 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is the Mountain Home, AR area growing?
Population estimates put the Mountain Home area at 42,982 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,348 households. Median household income in the Mountain Home area is $48,452, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.7%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Mountain Home area scores 35 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #441 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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