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Salons, barbers and spas in Boone County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,177 of 2,385 scored counties
#45 of 84 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
311
55 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
106
+3.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$75.6M
On personal care products and services · $988 a household
Spending per listing
$243K
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
40.6
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
191,746
+4.2% 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

Households in Boone County spend about $75.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $988 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $243K of household spending for each business on map listings, 14% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Boone County has 311 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 40.6 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 106 businesses with payroll in Boone County classed as personal care services, up 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 722 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 454 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Boone County.

Population estimates show Boone County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Boone County is 50 (upper middle), #1,177 of 2,385 scored counties and #45 of 84 scored counties in Missouri.

How Boone 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 Boone County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureBoone CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households40.640.547.2
Spending per listing$243K$240K$213K
Households per official establishment7221,086804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.9%+10.7%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$988$970$1,005
Median household income$72,758$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score5051

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
102 → 106+3.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
575
Annual payroll, 2023
$17.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
454Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
31155 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
356The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
12
Amount
$1.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Boone 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 Boone County

Population, 2025 estimate
191,746+4.2% since 2020
Households
76,562
Median age
35.8
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
686 sq. mi.
People per square mile
274
Median household income
$72,758+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,630
Median home value
$272,800
Jobs located here
106,667
Daytime population
209,431Residents 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 Boone 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
45Boone County, MO5031140.6$243K+4.2%#1,177 of 2,385

Other business types in Boone County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 311 salons, barbers and spas in Boone County. 55 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 106 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019. Official counts list 454 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $75.6M a year, or $988 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 311 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $243K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,562 households in Boone County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Boone County has 40.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $243K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Boone County would have about 356, against 311 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 722 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Boone County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Boone County at 191,746 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,562 households. The median household income in Boone County is $72,758 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.5% 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. Boone County scores 50 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,177 of 2,385 scored counties.

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