Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Missouri
Salons, barbers and spas in the Jefferson City, MO metro area
How the Jefferson City, MO metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #12 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri
- Listings
- 209
- 44 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- −11.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $56.6M
- On personal care products and services · $967 a household
- Spending per listing
- $271K
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.7
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 152,712
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, the Jefferson City metro area has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #12 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for salons, barbers and spas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 209 salons, barbers and spas in the Jefferson City metro area. Of those, 44 are chain locations, or 21%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 35.7 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Jefferson City metro area comes to about $56.6M a year: $967 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $271K per business, 27% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Jefferson City metro area in 2023, down 11.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,542 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Jefferson City metro area grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Jefferson City metro area 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 | Jefferson City metro area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.7 | 40.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $271K | $240K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,542 | 1,086 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.6% | +10.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $967 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $74,030 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38−11.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 180
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 474Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20944 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 266The 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 the Jefferson City metro area, 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 the Jefferson City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 152,712+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 58,587
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,248 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 67
- Median household income
- $74,030+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,629
- Median home value
- $217,500
- Jobs located here
- 80,011
- Daytime population
- 160,422Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Missouri for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Missouri, with the Jefferson City metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson City, MO | 73 | 209 | 35.7 | $271K | +2.2% | #12 of 387 |
| 2St. Louis, MO-IL | 60 | 4,640 | 40.0 | $260K | −0.2% | #81 of 387 |
| 3Kansas City, MO-KS | 60 | 3,940 | 44.0 | $240K | +3.4% | #85 of 387 |
| 4St. Joseph, MO-KS | 58 | 150 | 32.0 | $283K | −2.0% | #103 of 387 |
| 5Joplin, MO-KS | 58 | 313 | 39.4 | $225K | +3.9% | #113 of 387 |
| 6Columbia, MO | 56 | 346 | 40.0 | $244K | +3.9% | #131 of 387 |
| 7Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 45 | 170 | 44.4 | $207K | +1.7% | #249 of 387 |
| 8Springfield, MO | 44 | 927 | 46.6 | $197K | +5.1% | #259 of 387 |
Other business types in the Jefferson City metro area
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 spas73
- Hair salons65
- Barbershops69
- Nail salons65
- Spas and skin care74
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 the Jefferson City, MO metro area?
The Jefferson City metro area has 209 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 44 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, down 11.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 474 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Jefferson City, MO metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $56.6M a year, or $967 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 209 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $271K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 58,587 households in the Jefferson City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Jefferson City, MO metro area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Jefferson City metro area has 35.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $271K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Jefferson City metro area would have about 266, against 209 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,542 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Jefferson City, MO metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Jefferson City metro area at 152,712 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 58,587 households. Median household income in the Jefferson City metro area is $74,030, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. The Jefferson City metro area scores 73 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #12 of 387 scored metro areas.
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