Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Kansas
Salons, barbers and spas in the Lawrence, KS metro area
How the Lawrence, KS metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #168 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas
- Listings
- 194
- 33 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 76
- +5.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $49.7M
- On personal care products and services · $987 a household
- Spending per listing
- $256K
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.5
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 120,920
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Lawrence metro area spend about $49.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $987 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $256K of household spending for each business on map listings, 21% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 194 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in the Lawrence metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 33 are chain locations, or 17%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 38.5 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts show 76 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Lawrence metro area in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 663 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 301 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Lawrence metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, the Lawrence metro area has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #168 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas.
How the Lawrence metro area 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 | Lawrence metro area | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.5 | 40.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $256K | $246K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 663 | 974 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.6% | +15.3% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $987 | $996 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $69,746 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 76+5.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 367
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 301Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 19433 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 234The 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 the Lawrence metro area, 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 the Lawrence metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 120,920+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 50,406
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 456 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 264
- Median household income
- $69,746+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,109
- Median home value
- $309,400
- Jobs located here
- 51,342
- Daytime population
- 115,968Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Kansas for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Kansas (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Lawrence metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Topeka, KS | 70 | 289 | 29.8 | $320K | +0.1% | #24 of 387 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 60 | 3,940 | 44.0 | $240K | +3.4% | #85 of 387 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 58 | 150 | 32.0 | $283K | −2.0% | #103 of 387 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 58 | 313 | 39.4 | $225K | +3.9% | #113 of 387 |
| 2Lawrence, KS | 52 | 194 | 38.5 | $256K | +1.8% | #168 of 387 |
| 3Manhattan, KS | 45 | 209 | 40.8 | $227K | +1.4% | #247 of 387 |
| 4Wichita, KS | 41 | 1,191 | 46.7 | $206K | +2.4% | #288 of 387 |
Other business types in the Lawrence metro area
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 spas52
- Hair salons48
- Barbershops52
- Nail salons58
- Spas and skin care51
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 the Lawrence, KS metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 194 salons, barbers and spas in the Lawrence metro area. 33 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 76 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 301 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Lawrence, KS metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $49.7M a year, or $987 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 194 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $256K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,406 households in the Lawrence metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lawrence, KS metro area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Lawrence metro area has 38.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $256K, 21% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Lawrence metro area would have about 234, against 194 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 663 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lawrence, KS metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lawrence metro area at 120,920 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,406 households. The median household income in the Lawrence metro area is $69,746 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. The Lawrence metro area scores 52 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #168 of 387 scored metro areas.
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