Beauty and personal care · County · Missouri
Salons, barbers and spas in Cape Girardeau County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Cape Girardeau County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,785 of 2,385 scored counties
#71 of 84 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 156
- 39 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +30.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $30.3M
- On personal care products and services · $935 a household
- Spending per listing
- $194K
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 48.1
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,999
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Cape Girardeau County comes to about $30.3M a year: $935 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $194K per business, 9% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 156 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Cape Girardeau County as of September 2026. 39 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 48.1, 2% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Cape Girardeau County was 34 in 2023, up 30.8% from 2019. That is one for every 955 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 397 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Cape Girardeau County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Cape Girardeau County is 39 (lower middle), #1,785 of 2,385 scored counties and #71 of 84 scored counties in Missouri.
How Cape Girardeau 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.
| Measure | Cape Girardeau County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 48.1 | 40.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $194K | $240K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 955 | 1,086 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +30.8% | +10.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $935 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $68,464 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 34+30.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 217
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 397Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15639 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 143The 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 Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,999+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 32,454
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 579 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 143
- Median household income
- $68,464+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,147
- Median home value
- $220,700
- Jobs located here
- 39,481
- Daytime population
- 85,255Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Cape Girardeau County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, MO | 92 | 47 | 20.6 | $499K | +11.4% | #5 of 2,385 |
| 2Warren County, MO | 80 | 30 | 21.7 | $471K | +9.2% | #66 of 2,385 |
| 3Newton County, MO | 79 | 54 | 24.4 | $379K | +6.1% | #88 of 2,385 |
| 4Andrew County, MO | 78 | 8 | 11.4 | $854K | +0.7% | #95 of 2,385 |
| 5Osage County, MO | 78 | 12 | 22.7 | $426K | +2.7% | #108 of 2,385 |
| 6Callaway County, MO | 78 | 39 | 23.7 | $401K | +3.2% | #109 of 2,385 |
| 7Jefferson County, MO | 74 | 264 | 29.9 | $341K | +2.7% | #187 of 2,385 |
| 8Cass County, MO | 74 | 140 | 32.4 | $327K | +7.1% | #191 of 2,385 |
| 9Webster County, MO | 74 | 48 | 34.4 | $271K | +10.4% | #198 of 2,385 |
| 10Ste. Genevieve County, MO | 72 | 17 | 23.8 | $400K | +1.1% | #230 of 2,385 |
| 71Cape Girardeau County, MO | 39 | 156 | 48.1 | $194K | +2.7% | #1,785 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Cape Girardeau 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 spas39
- Hair salons46
- Barbershops50
- Nail salons59
- Spas and skin care35
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 Cape Girardeau County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 156 salons, barbers and spas in Cape Girardeau County. 39 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 30.8% from 2019. Official counts list 397 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cape Girardeau County, MO spend on personal care products and services?
About $30.3M a year, or $935 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 156 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $194K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,454 households in Cape Girardeau County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cape Girardeau County, MO compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Cape Girardeau County has 48.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $194K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Cape Girardeau County would have about 143, against 156 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 955 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Cape Girardeau County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Cape Girardeau County at 83,999 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,454 households. The median household income in Cape Girardeau County is $68,464 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.4% 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. Cape Girardeau County scores 39 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,785 of 2,385 scored counties.
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