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Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Arkansas

Salons, barbers and spas in the Russellville, AR area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in the Russellville, AR area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #316 of 538 scored small-town markets
#3 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas

Listings
124
25 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$25.6M
On personal care products and services · $783 a household
Spending per listing
$206K
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
38.0
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
84,932
+1.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 124 salons, barbers and spas in the Russellville area. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 38.0 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Households in the Russellville area spend about $25.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $783 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $206K of household spending for each business on map listings, 3% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in the Russellville area classed as personal care services. That is one for every 2,334 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 306 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show the Russellville area grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, the Russellville area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #316 of 538 scored small-town markets and #3 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas.

How the Russellville 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Russellville, AR area compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureRussellville areaArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households38.044.047.2
Spending per listing$206K$185K$213K
Households per official establishment2,3341,434804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+26.7%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$783$815$1,005
Median household income$57,102$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score4741

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14
Employees, 2023
40
Annual payroll, 2023
$881K
One-person businesses, 2023
306Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
12425 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
120The 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 Russellville 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 Russellville area

Population, 2025 estimate
84,932+1.6% since 2020
Households
32,671
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,741 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$57,102+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,829
Median home value
$165,100
Jobs located here
34,546
Daytime population
84,258Residents 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 small-town markets in Arkansas for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with the Russellville area marked.

Top small-town markets in Arkansas

Small-town markets in Arkansas ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Harrison, AR527138.3$199K+2.4%#250 of 538
2Malvern, AR494536.6$207K+1.1%#290 of 538
3Russellville, AR4712438.0$206K+1.6%#316 of 538
4Paragould, AR476837.8$205K+3.4%#317 of 538
5Forrest City, AR381823.1$290K−5.3%#404 of 538
6Searcy, AR3613344.9$170K+4.2%#437 of 538
7Mountain Home, AR357237.2$198K+3.1%#441 of 538
8Batesville, AR356846.5$167K+2.2%#449 of 538
9Blytheville, AR245434.9$219K−6.7%#508 of 538
10Pine Bluff, AR2411542.7$173K−5.6%#510 of 538

Other business types in the Russellville area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in the Russellville, AR area?

The Russellville area has 124 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 25 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 306 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Russellville, AR area spend on personal care products and services?

About $25.6M a year, or $783 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 124 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $206K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,671 households in the Russellville area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Russellville area has 38.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $206K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Russellville area would have about 120, against 124 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,334 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is the Russellville, AR area growing?

Population estimates put the Russellville area at 84,932 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,671 households. Median household income in the Russellville area is $57,102, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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 Russellville area scores 47 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #316 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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