Beauty and personal care · County · Kansas
Salons, barbers and spas in McPherson County, KS
How McPherson 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #776 of 2,385 scored counties
#11 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 39
- 7 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.9M
- On personal care products and services · $976 a household
- Spending per listing
- $304K
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.1
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,064
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in McPherson County comes to about $11.9M a year: $976 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $304K per business, 43% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
McPherson County has 39 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.1, 32% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in McPherson County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 1,216 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 73 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McPherson County declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in McPherson County is 57 (upper middle), #776 of 2,385 scored counties and #11 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.
How McPherson 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 | McPherson County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.1 | 40.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $304K | $246K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,216 | 974 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.3% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $976 | $996 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $78,851 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 45
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $887K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 73Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 397 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The 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 McPherson 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 McPherson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,064−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,162
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 898 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $78,851+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,169
- Median home value
- $211,200
- Jobs located here
- 16,543
- Daytime population
- 32,591Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Kansas, with McPherson County marked.
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 |
| 11McPherson County, KS | 57 | 39 | 32.1 | $304K | −0.4% | #776 of 2,385 |
Other business types in McPherson 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 spas57
- Hair salons59
- Barbershops34
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care71
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 McPherson County, KS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 salons, barbers and spas in McPherson County. 7 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 73 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in McPherson County, KS spend on personal care products and services?
About $11.9M a year, or $976 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $304K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,162 households in McPherson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McPherson County, KS compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
McPherson County has 32.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $304K, 43% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, McPherson County would have about 56, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,216 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is McPherson County, KS growing?
Population estimates put McPherson County at 30,064 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,162 households. The median household income in McPherson County is $78,851 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. McPherson County scores 57 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #776 of 2,385 scored counties.
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