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Salons, barbers and spas in Geary County, KS
How Geary 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 · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,863 of 2,385 scored counties
#32 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 63
- 8 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.1M
- On personal care products and services · $853 a household
- Spending per listing
- $192K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 44.5
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,338
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Geary County is 37 (lower middle), #1,863 of 2,385 scored counties and #32 of 38 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Geary County comes to about $12.1M a year: $853 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $192K per business, 10% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 63 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Geary County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 44.5 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Geary County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 2,023 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Geary County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Geary 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.
| Measure | Geary County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 44.5 | 40.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $192K | $246K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,023 | 974 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.3% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $853 | $996 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $59,317 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $884K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 110Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 638 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 57The 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 Geary 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 Geary County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,338−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 14,158
- Median age
- 28.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 44%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 385 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $59,317+11.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,877
- Median home value
- $172,700
- Jobs located here
- 9,470
- Daytime population
- 34,100Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pottawatomie County, KS | 79 | 20 | 21.3 | $503K | +6.9% | #82 of 2,385 |
| 2Jackson County, KS | 78 | 7 | 14.0 | $689K | +1.5% | #97 of 2,385 |
| 3Jefferson County, KS | 77 | 12 | 16.2 | $636K | −0.2% | #113 of 2,385 |
| 4Leavenworth County, KS | 70 | 88 | 29.2 | $368K | +3.2% | #283 of 2,385 |
| 5Osage County, KS | 69 | 13 | 20.2 | $465K | −0.3% | #302 of 2,385 |
| 6Miami County, KS | 67 | 51 | 37.1 | $287K | +5.9% | #392 of 2,385 |
| 7Wyandotte County, KS | 66 | 172 | 27.9 | $321K | +1.0% | #424 of 2,385 |
| 8Marion County, KS | 61 | 11 | 23.2 | $391K | −1.3% | #591 of 2,385 |
| 9Butler County, KS | 60 | 99 | 39.1 | $262K | +3.1% | #660 of 2,385 |
| 10Sumner County, KS | 59 | 28 | 31.2 | $295K | −0.1% | #694 of 2,385 |
| 32Geary County, KS | 37 | 63 | 44.5 | $192K | −1.2% | #1,863 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Geary 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 spas37
- Hair salons30
- Barbershops16
- Nail salons35
- Spas and skin care56
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 Geary County, KS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 63 salons, barbers and spas in Geary County. 8 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 110 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Geary County, KS spend on personal care products and services?
About $12.1M a year, or $853 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $192K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,158 households in Geary County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Geary County, KS compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Geary County has 44.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $192K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Geary County would have about 57, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,023 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Geary County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Geary County at 36,338 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,158 households. The median household income in Geary County is $59,317 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 11.6% 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. Geary County scores 37 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,863 of 2,385 scored counties.
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