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Salons, barbers and spas in Cass County, MO

How Cass County, MO 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 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #191 of 2,385 scored counties
#8 of 84 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
140
35 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
34
+54.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$45.8M
On personal care products and services · $1,061 a household
Spending per listing
$327K
54% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.4
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
115,859
+7.1% 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

Cass County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #191 of 2,385 scored counties and #8 of 84 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for salons, barbers and spas.

At $1,061 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Cass County spend about $45.8M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $327K of household spending for each business on map listings, 54% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Cass County has 140 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 35 are chain locations, or 25%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 32.4 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Cass County was 34 in 2023, up 54.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,271 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cass County grew 7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Cass 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 Cass County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.440.547.2
Spending per listing$327K$240K$213K
Households per official establishment1,2711,086804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+54.6%+10.7%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,061$970$1,005
Median household income$87,535$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score7451

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 34+54.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
120
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
371Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
14035 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
216The 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 Cass 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 Cass County

Population, 2025 estimate
115,859+7.1% since 2020
Households
43,206
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
697 sq. mi.
People per square mile
159
Median household income
$87,535+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,544
Median home value
$292,400
Jobs located here
30,659
Daytime population
87,642Residents 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 Cass 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

Other business types in Cass County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 140 salons, barbers and spas in Cass County. 35 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 54.6% from 2019. Official counts list 371 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $45.8M a year, or $1,061 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 140 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $327K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,206 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cass County has 32.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $327K, 54% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Cass County would have about 216, against 140 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,271 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 54.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Cass County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 115,859 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,206 households. The median household income in Cass County is $87,535 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. Cass County scores 74 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #191 of 2,385 scored counties.

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