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Salons, barbers and spas in Brown County, KS

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
11
3 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.5M
On personal care products and services · $918 a household
Spending per listing
$317K
49% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
29.0
39% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,104
−4.0% 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 11 salons, barbers and spas in Brown County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 27%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.0, 39% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Households in Brown County spend about $3.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $918 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 salons, barbers and spas, that is $317K per business, 49% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Brown County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 32 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Brown County declined 4.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Brown 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 Brown County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureBrown CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households29.040.547.2
Spending per listing$317K$246K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a974804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.3%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$918$996$1,005
Median household income$62,233$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored54

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
32Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
113 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Brown 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 Brown County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,104−4.0% since 2020
Households
3,794
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
571 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$62,233
Average household income
$86,032
Median home value
$118,100
Jobs located here
4,273
Daytime population
9,124Residents 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 Brown 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
Brown County, KSNot scored1129.0$317K−4.0%

Other business types in Brown County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Brown County has 11 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (27%) 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 Brown County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 32 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $3.5M a year, or $918 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $317K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,794 households in Brown County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Brown County has 29.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $317K, 49% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Brown County would have about 16, against 11 on map listings.

How fast is Brown County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Brown County at 9,104 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,794 households. Median household income in Brown County is $62,233, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Brown County

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