Beauty and personal care · County · Missouri
Salons, barbers and spas in Lawrence County, MO
How Lawrence 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 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #262 of 2,385 scored counties
#13 of 84 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 38
- 6 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.8M
- On personal care products and services · $874 a household
- Spending per listing
- $336K
- 58% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.0
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,401
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $874 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Lawrence County spend about $12.8M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 38 salons, barbers and spas, that is $336K per business, 58% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 38 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Lawrence County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 16%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 26.0 for every 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Lawrence County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 2,434 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 121 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Lawrence County grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lawrence County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #262 of 2,385 scored counties and #13 of 84 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lawrence 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 | Lawrence County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.0 | 40.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $336K | $240K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,434 | 1,086 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $874 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $61,215 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $124K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 121Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 386 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 60The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,401+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 14,602
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 612 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $61,215+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,676
- Median home value
- $175,100
- Jobs located here
- 8,611
- Daytime population
- 29,516Residents 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 |
| 13Lawrence County, MO | 71 | 38 | 26.0 | $336K | +3.7% | #262 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Lawrence 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 spas71
- Hair salons66
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care72
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 Lawrence County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 salons, barbers and spas in Lawrence County. 6 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 121 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lawrence County, MO spend on personal care products and services?
About $12.8M a year, or $874 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $336K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,602 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lawrence County, MO compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Lawrence County has 26.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $336K, 58% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 60, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,434 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Lawrence County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Lawrence County at 39,401 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,602 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $61,215 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.8% 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. Lawrence County scores 71 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #262 of 2,385 scored counties.
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