Beauty and personal care · County · Missouri
Salons, barbers and spas in Lafayette County, MO
How Lafayette 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #506 of 2,385 scored counties
#23 of 84 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 44
- 5 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,000 a household
- Spending per listing
- $286K
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.0
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,531
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Lafayette County spend about $12.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,000 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 44 salons, barbers and spas, that is $286K per business, 34% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Lafayette County has 44 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 35.0 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Lafayette County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 100 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Lafayette County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Lafayette County is 64 (upper middle), #506 of 2,385 scored counties and #23 of 84 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lafayette 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 | Lafayette County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.0 | 40.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $286K | $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 | +1.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,000 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $80,612 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 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
- 100Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 445 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 59The 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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,531+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,576
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 628 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $80,612+37.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,896
- Median home value
- $216,500
- Jobs located here
- 8,542
- Daytime population
- 27,087Residents 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 |
| 23Lafayette County, MO | 64 | 44 | 35.0 | $286K | +1.4% | #506 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Lafayette 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 spas64
- Hair salons67
- Barbershops
- Nail salons68
- Spas and skin care62
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 Lafayette County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 44 salons, barbers and spas in Lafayette County. 5 of them (11%) 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 Lafayette County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 100 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lafayette County, MO spend on personal care products and services?
About $12.6M a year, or $1,000 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $286K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,576 households in Lafayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lafayette County, MO compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Lafayette County has 35.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $286K, 34% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Lafayette County would have about 59, against 44 on map listings.
How fast is Lafayette County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Lafayette County at 33,531 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,576 households. The median household income in Lafayette County is $80,612 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.2% 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. Lafayette County scores 64 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #506 of 2,385 scored counties.
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