Beauty and personal care · County · Arkansas
Salons, barbers and spas in Pulaski County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Pulaski County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,249 of 2,385 scored counties
#44 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 1,043
- 159 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 190
- +2.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $145.9M
- On personal care products and services · $846 a household
- Spending per listing
- $140K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 60.5
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 404,611
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Pulaski County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #2,249 of 2,385 scored counties and #44 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,043 salons, barbers and spas in Pulaski County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 60.5 for every 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Pulaski County comes to about $145.9M a year: $846 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 1,043 salons, barbers and spas, that is $140K per business, 34% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Pulaski County was 190 in 2023, up 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 907 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Pulaski County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pulaski County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pulaski 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 | Pulaski County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 60.5 | 44.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $140K | $185K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 907 | 1,434 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.7% | +26.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $846 | $815 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $62,873 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 185 → 190+2.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 923
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,643Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,043159 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 686The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 13
- Amount
- $2.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 404,611+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 172,409
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 758 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 527
- Median household income
- $62,873+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,992
- Median home value
- $214,700
- Jobs located here
- 267,329
- Daytime population
- 495,823Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Pulaski County marked.
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 |
| 44Pulaski County, AR | 24 | 1,043 | 60.5 | $140K | +1.3% | #2,249 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Pulaski 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 spas24
- Hair salons27
- Barbershops39
- Nail salons40
- Spas and skin care26
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 Pulaski County, AR?
There are 1,043 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Pulaski County as of September 2026. 159 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 190 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 2.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 2,643 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pulaski County, AR spend on personal care products and services?
About $145.9M a year, or $846 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,043 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $140K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 172,409 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pulaski County, AR compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Pulaski County has 60.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $140K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Pulaski County would have about 686, against 1,043 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 907 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Pulaski County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Pulaski County at 404,611 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 172,409 households. Median household income in Pulaski County is $62,873, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Pulaski County scores 24 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,249 of 2,385 scored counties.
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