Beauty and personal care · County · Arkansas
Salons, barbers and spas in Sebastian County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Sebastian County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,235 of 2,385 scored counties
#43 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 327
- 78 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 53
- +32.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $41.8M
- On personal care products and services · $801 a household
- Spending per listing
- $128K
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 62.7
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 130,641
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Sebastian County scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #2,235 of 2,385 scored counties and #43 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 327 salons, barbers and spas in Sebastian County. Of those, 78 are chain locations, or 24%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 62.7 per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $801 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Sebastian County spend about $41.8M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 327 salons, barbers and spas, that is $128K per business, 40% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Sebastian County was 53 in 2023, up 32.5% from 2019. That is one for every 985 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $50K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Sebastian County. Population estimates put the population change in Sebastian County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Sebastian 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 | Sebastian County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 62.7 | 44.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $128K | $185K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 985 | 1,434 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +32.5% | +26.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $801 | $815 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $57,790 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 40 → 53+32.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 168
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 705Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 32778 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 197The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Sebastian 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 Sebastian County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 130,641+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 52,181
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 531 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 243
- Median household income
- $57,790+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,364
- Median home value
- $176,200
- Jobs located here
- 69,861
- Daytime population
- 144,611Residents 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 Sebastian 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 |
| 43Sebastian County, AR | 25 | 327 | 62.7 | $128K | +2.2% | #2,235 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Sebastian 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 spas25
- Hair salons30
- Barbershops22
- Nail salons33
- Spas and skin care28
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 Sebastian County, AR?
Sebastian County has 327 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 78 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 32.5% from 2019. Official counts list 705 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sebastian County, AR spend on personal care products and services?
About $41.8M a year, or $801 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 327 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $128K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,181 households in Sebastian County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sebastian County, AR compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Sebastian County has 62.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $128K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Sebastian County would have about 197, against 327 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 985 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 32.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Sebastian County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Sebastian County at 130,641 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,181 households. Median household income in Sebastian County is $57,790, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.0%, 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. Sebastian County scores 25 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #2,235 of 2,385 scored counties.
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