Beauty and personal care · County · Arkansas
Salons, barbers and spas in Yell County, AR
The salons, barbers and spas in Yell County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,435 of 2,385 scored counties
#17 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 19
- 3 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.3M
- On personal care products and services · $754 a household
- Spending per listing
- $330K
- 55% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.8
- 52% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,956
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $754 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Yell County spend about $6.3M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 19 salons, barbers and spas, that is $330K per business, 55% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Yell County has 19 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 22.8 per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Yell County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 56 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Yell County declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Yell County is 45 (lower middle), #1,435 of 2,385 scored counties and #17 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Yell 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 | Yell County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.8 | 44.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $330K | $185K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,434 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $754 | $815 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $55,934 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 41 |
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
- 56Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 193 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Yell 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 Yell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,956−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,323
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 930 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $55,934+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,272
- Median home value
- $143,600
- Jobs located here
- 6,642
- Daytime population
- 19,039Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 17Yell County, AR | 45 | 19 | 22.8 | $330K | −1.3% | #1,435 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Yell 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 spas45
- Hair salons37
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
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 Yell County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 salons, barbers and spas in Yell County. 3 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Yell County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 56 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Yell County, AR spend on personal care products and services?
About $6.3M a year, or $754 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $330K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,323 households in Yell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yell County, AR compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Yell County has 22.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $330K, 55% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Yell County would have about 30, against 19 on map listings.
How fast is Yell County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Yell County at 19,956 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,323 households. The median household income in Yell County is $55,934 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.4% 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. Yell County scores 45 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,435 of 2,385 scored counties.
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