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Salons, barbers and spas in Gasconade County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Gasconade County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,482 of 2,385 scored counties
#56 of 84 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
26
4 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.4M
On personal care products and services · $894 a household
Spending per listing
$208K
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
42.9
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,784
+0.1% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Gasconade County comes to about $5.4M a year: $894 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 26 salons, barbers and spas, that is $208K per business, 2% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

Gasconade County has 26 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 15%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 42.9 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Gasconade County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 2,020 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 52 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Gasconade County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Gasconade County is 45 (lower middle), #1,482 of 2,385 scored counties and #56 of 84 scored counties in Missouri.

How Gasconade 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 Gasconade County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureGasconade CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households42.940.547.2
Spending per listing$208K$240K$213K
Households per official establishment2,0201,086804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.7%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$894$970$1,005
Median household income$64,232$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4551

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
3
Annual payroll, 2023
$14K
One-person businesses, 2023
52Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
264 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The 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 Gasconade 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 Gasconade County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,784+0.1% since 2020
Households
6,061
Median age
46.4
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
519 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$64,232+17.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,839
Median home value
$179,900
Jobs located here
5,378
Daytime population
13,377Residents 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 Gasconade 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
56Gasconade County, MO452642.9$208K+0.1%#1,482 of 2,385

Other business types in Gasconade County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 salons, barbers and spas in Gasconade County. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 52 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $5.4M a year, or $894 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $208K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,061 households in Gasconade County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gasconade County has 42.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $208K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $213K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,020 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Gasconade County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Gasconade County at 14,784 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,061 households. The median household income in Gasconade County is $64,232 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.0% 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. Gasconade County scores 45 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,482 of 2,385 scored counties.

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