Beauty and personal care · County · Missouri
Salons, barbers and spas in Douglas County, MO
How Douglas 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 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #417 of 2,385 scored counties
#19 of 84 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.7M
- On personal care products and services · $800 a household
- Spending per listing
- $338K
- 59% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.6
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,342
- +6.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 salons, barbers and spas in Douglas County. None of them are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 23.6 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Douglas County spend about $3.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $800 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $338K per business, 59% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Douglas County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Douglas County grew 6.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Douglas County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #417 of 2,385 scored counties and #19 of 84 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Douglas 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 | Douglas County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.6 | 40.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $338K | $240K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,086 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $800 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $45,985 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 51 |
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
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,342+6.4% since 2020
- Households
- 4,654
- Median age
- 45.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 814 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $45,985+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,551
- Median home value
- $168,200
- Jobs located here
- 2,403
- Daytime population
- 11,144Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 19Douglas County, MO | 66 | 11 | 23.6 | $338K | +6.4% | #417 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Douglas 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 spas66
- Hair salons62
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
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 Douglas County, MO?
There are 11 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. None of them 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 Douglas County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Douglas County, MO spend on personal care products and services?
About $3.7M a year, or $800 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $338K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,654 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, MO compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Douglas County has 23.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $338K, 59% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Douglas County would have about 18, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Douglas County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 12,342 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,654 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $45,985, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.9%, 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. Douglas County scores 66 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #417 of 2,385 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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