Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Missouri
Salons, barbers and spas in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area
How the Kansas City, MO-KS 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 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #85 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri
- Listings
- 3,940
- 617 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 1,061
- +21.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $945.2M
- On personal care products and services · $1,056 a household
- Spending per listing
- $240K
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 44.0
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,270,682
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 3,940 salons, barbers and spas in the Kansas City metro area. Of those, 617 are chain locations, or 16%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 44.0, 7% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Kansas City metro area comes to about $945.2M a year: $1,056 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $240K of household spending for each business on map listings, 13% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 1,061 businesses with payroll in the Kansas City metro area classed as personal care services, up 21.3% from 2019. That is one for every 844 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 8,009 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 67 SBA-backed loans worth $16M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Kansas City metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Kansas City metro area grew 3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in the Kansas City metro area is 60 (upper middle), #85 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Kansas 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 | Kansas City metro area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 44.0 | 40.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $240K | $240K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 844 | 1,086 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.3% | +10.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,056 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $83,460 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,061+21.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,016
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $194.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8,009Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3,940617 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4,444The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 67
- Amount
- $16M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Kansas 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 Kansas City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,270,682+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 895,368
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 7,257 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 306
- Median household income
- $83,460+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,261
- Median home value
- $287,300
- Jobs located here
- 1,123,972
- Daytime population
- 2,247,861Residents 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 Kansas 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 Kansas 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 spas60
- Hair salons68
- Barbershops52
- Nail salons57
- Spas and skin care57
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 Kansas City, MO-KS metro area?
The Kansas City metro area has 3,940 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 617 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 1,061 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 21.3% from 2019. Official counts list 8,009 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $945.2M a year, or $1,056 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3,940 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $240K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 895,368 households in the Kansas City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Kansas City metro area has 44.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $240K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Kansas City metro area would have about 4,444, against 3,940 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 844 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Kansas City metro area at 2,270,682 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 895,368 households. Median household income in the Kansas City metro area is $83,460, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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 Kansas City metro area scores 60 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #85 of 387 scored metro areas.
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