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Salons, barbers and spas in Atchison County, KS

The salons, barbers and spas in Atchison County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #935 of 2,385 scored counties
#14 of 38 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
18
5 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5M
On personal care products and services · $877 a household
Spending per listing
$279K
31% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
31.4
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,172
−0.9% 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

Households in Atchison County spend about $5M a year on personal care products and services, or $877 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $279K of household spending for each business on map listings, 31% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Atchison County has 18 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 28%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 31.4 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Atchison County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 1,912 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 50 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Atchison County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Atchison County is 54 (upper middle), #935 of 2,385 scored counties and #14 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.

How Atchison County compares

The same measures for Kansas 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 Atchison County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureAtchison CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households31.440.547.2
Spending per listing$279K$246K$213K
Households per official establishment1,912974804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.3%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$877$996$1,005
Median household income$61,112$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score5454

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
6
Annual payroll, 2023
$75K
One-person businesses, 2023
50Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
185 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Atchison 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 Atchison County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,172−0.9% since 2020
Households
5,735
Median age
37.2
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
431 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$61,112+21.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,946
Median home value
$145,700
Jobs located here
5,726
Daytime population
14,569Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Kansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Atchison County marked.

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pottawatomie County, KS792021.3$503K+6.9%#82 of 2,385
2Jackson County, KS78714.0$689K+1.5%#97 of 2,385
3Jefferson County, KS771216.2$636K−0.2%#113 of 2,385
4Leavenworth County, KS708829.2$368K+3.2%#283 of 2,385
5Osage County, KS691320.2$465K−0.3%#302 of 2,385
6Miami County, KS675137.1$287K+5.9%#392 of 2,385
7Wyandotte County, KS6617227.9$321K+1.0%#424 of 2,385
8Marion County, KS611123.2$391K−1.3%#591 of 2,385
9Butler County, KS609939.1$262K+3.1%#660 of 2,385
10Sumner County, KS592831.2$295K−0.1%#694 of 2,385
14Atchison County, KS541831.4$279K−0.9%#935 of 2,385

Other business types in Atchison County

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Atchison County, KS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 salons, barbers and spas in Atchison County. 5 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 50 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Atchison County, KS spend on personal care products and services?

About $5M a year, or $877 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $279K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,735 households in Atchison County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Atchison County, KS compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Atchison County has 31.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $279K, 31% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Atchison County would have about 24, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,912 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Atchison County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Atchison County at 16,172 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,735 households. The median household income in Atchison County is $61,112 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.2% 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. Atchison County scores 54 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #935 of 2,385 scored counties.

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