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Salons, barbers and spas in Cedar County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,460 of 2,385 scored counties
#54 of 84 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
20
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.7M
On personal care products and services · $806 a household
Spending per listing
$233K
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
34.6
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,888
+4.8% 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 Cedar County spend about $4.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $806 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $233K of household spending for each business on map listings, 9% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

There are 20 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Cedar County as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 15% across the U.S. That is 34.6 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Cedar County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 42 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Cedar County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Cedar County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,460 of 2,385 scored counties and #54 of 84 scored counties in Missouri.

How Cedar 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 Cedar County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureCedar CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households34.640.547.2
Spending per listing$233K$240K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,086804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.7%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$806$970$1,005
Median household income$48,181$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4551

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
42Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
201 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 Cedar 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 Cedar County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,888+4.8% since 2020
Households
5,773
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
475 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$48,181+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,499
Median home value
$168,100
Jobs located here
3,159
Daytime population
12,252Residents 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 Cedar 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
54Cedar County, MO452034.6$233K+4.8%#1,460 of 2,385

Other business types in Cedar County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 salons, barbers and spas in Cedar County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Cedar County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 42 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $4.7M 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 20 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $233K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,773 households in Cedar County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cedar County has 34.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $233K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Cedar County would have about 22, against 20 on map listings.

How fast is Cedar County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Cedar County at 14,888 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,773 households. The median household income in Cedar County is $48,181 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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. Cedar County scores 45 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,460 of 2,385 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Cedar County

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