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Salons, barbers and spas in St. Francis County, AR

How St. Francis County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,052 of 2,385 scored counties
#33 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
18
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.2M
On personal care products and services · $671 a household
Spending per listing
$290K
36% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.1
51% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,800
−5.3% 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

St. Francis County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #2,052 of 2,385 scored counties and #33 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in St. Francis County spend about $5.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $671 per household, 33% below the U.S. average. That is about $290K of household spending for each business on map listings, 36% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

St. Francis County has 18 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 23.1 for every 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in St. Francis County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in St. Francis County from 2020 to 2025 at −5.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How St. Francis 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 St. Francis County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Francis CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.144.047.2
Spending per listing$290K$185K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,434804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+26.7%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.3%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$671$815$1,005
Median household income$42,574$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score3241

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
184Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
181 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The 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 St. Francis 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 St. Francis County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,800−5.3% since 2020
Households
7,783
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
55%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
635 sq. mi.
People per square mile
35
Median household income
$42,574+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$58,099
Median home value
$90,900
Jobs located here
6,530
Daytime population
21,343Residents 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 St. Francis 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
33St. Francis County, AR321823.1$290K−5.3%#2,052 of 2,385

Other business types in St. Francis County

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in St. Francis County, AR?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 salons, barbers and spas in St. Francis County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in St. Francis County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 184 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $5.2M a year, or $671 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $290K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,783 households in St. Francis County and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Francis County has 23.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $290K, 36% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, St. Francis County would have about 25, against 18 on map listings.

How fast is St. Francis County, AR growing?

Population estimates put St. Francis County at 21,800 people in 2025, down 5.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,783 households. The median household income in St. Francis County is $42,574 a year, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. St. Francis County scores 32 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #2,052 of 2,385 scored counties.

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