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Salons, barbers and spas in Newton County, AR

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.3M
On personal care products and services · $737 a household
Spending per listing
$781K
3.7 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.4
80% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
7,026
−2.3% 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

At $737 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Newton County spend about $2.3M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 3 salons, barbers and spas, that is $781K per business, 3.7 times the U.S. figure of $213K.

Newton County has 3 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. That is 9.4 per 10,000 households, 80% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Newton County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Newton County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Newton 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 Newton County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureNewton CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.444.047.2
Spending per listing$781K$185K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,434804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+26.7%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$737$815$1,005
Median household income$48,986$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored41

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
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
32 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Newton 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 Newton County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,026−2.3% since 2020
Households
3,179
Median age
49.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
821 sq. mi.
People per square mile
9
Median household income
$48,986
Average household income
$67,641
Median home value
$169,300
Jobs located here
976
Daytime population
6,083Residents 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 Newton 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
Newton County, ARNot scored39.4$781K−2.3%

Other business types in Newton County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 salons, barbers and spas in Newton County. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Newton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $2.3M a year, or $737 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $781K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,179 households in Newton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Newton County has 9.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 80% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $781K, 3.7 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Newton County would have about 11, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Newton County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Newton County at 7,026 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,179 households. The median household income in Newton County is $48,986 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Newton County

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