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Salons, barbers and spas in Benton County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #895 of 2,385 scored counties
#35 of 84 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
26
3 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.9M
On personal care products and services · $806 a household
Spending per listing
$266K
25% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
30.3
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,536
+5.7% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Benton County comes to about $6.9M a year: $806 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 26 salons, barbers and spas, that is $266K per business, 25% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Benton County has 26 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 12%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 30.3 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Benton County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 62 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Benton County grew 5.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Benton County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #895 of 2,385 scored counties and #35 of 84 scored counties in Missouri.

How Benton County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Benton County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureBenton CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households30.340.547.2
Spending per listing$266K$240K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,086804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.7%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.7%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$806$970$1,005
Median household income$52,567$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score5551

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
62Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
263 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The 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 Benton 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 Benton County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,536+5.7% since 2020
Households
8,573
Median age
51.5
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
704 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$52,567+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,221
Median home value
$177,900
Jobs located here
3,694
Daytime population
16,868Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Missouri

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

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, MO924720.6$499K+11.4%#5 of 2,385
2Warren County, MO803021.7$471K+9.2%#66 of 2,385
3Newton County, MO795424.4$379K+6.1%#88 of 2,385
4Andrew County, MO78811.4$854K+0.7%#95 of 2,385
5Osage County, MO781222.7$426K+2.7%#108 of 2,385
6Callaway County, MO783923.7$401K+3.2%#109 of 2,385
7Jefferson County, MO7426429.9$341K+2.7%#187 of 2,385
8Cass County, MO7414032.4$327K+7.1%#191 of 2,385
9Webster County, MO744834.4$271K+10.4%#198 of 2,385
10Ste. Genevieve County, MO721723.8$400K+1.1%#230 of 2,385
35Benton County, MO552630.3$266K+5.7%#895 of 2,385

Other business types in Benton County

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Benton County, MO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 salons, barbers and spas in Benton County. 3 of them (12%) 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 Benton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 62 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Benton County, MO spend on personal care products and services?

About $6.9M a year, or $806 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $266K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,573 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Benton County has 30.3 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $266K, 25% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Benton County would have about 33, against 26 on map listings.

How fast is Benton County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Benton County at 20,536 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,573 households. The median household income in Benton County is $52,567 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Benton County scores 55 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #895 of 2,385 scored counties.

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