Beauty and personal care · County · Missouri
Salons, barbers and spas in Linn County, MO
How Linn 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 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #636 of 2,385 scored counties
#29 of 84 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 13
- 5 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.4M
- On personal care products and services · $910 a household
- Spending per listing
- $336K
- 58% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.1
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,815
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 salons, barbers and spas in Linn County. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 27.1 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $910 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Linn County spend about $4.4M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $336K of household spending for each business on map listings, 58% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Linn County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 47 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Linn County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Linn County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #636 of 2,385 scored counties and #29 of 84 scored counties in Missouri.
How Linn 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 | Linn County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.1 | 40.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $336K | $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 | −0.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $910 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $61,635 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 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
- 47Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 135 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Linn 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 Linn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,815−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 4,801
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 616 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $61,635+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,789
- Median home value
- $123,300
- Jobs located here
- 4,114
- Daytime population
- 10,962Residents 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 |
| 29Linn County, MO | 60 | 13 | 27.1 | $336K | −0.3% | #636 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Linn 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 spas60
- Hair salons33
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
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 Linn County, MO?
Linn County has 13 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (38%) 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 Linn County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 47 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Linn County, MO spend on personal care products and services?
About $4.4M a year, or $910 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $336K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,801 households in Linn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Linn County, MO compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Linn County has 27.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $336K, 58% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Linn County would have about 21, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Linn County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Linn County at 11,815 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,801 households. Median household income in Linn County is $61,635, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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. Linn County scores 60 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #636 of 2,385 scored counties.
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