Beauty and personal care · County · Missouri
Salons, barbers and spas in McDonald County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in McDonald County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #602 of 2,385 scored counties
#28 of 84 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 22
- 2 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.1M
- On personal care products and services · $831 a household
- Spending per listing
- $323K
- 52% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.7
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,992
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 salons, barbers and spas in McDonald County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 9%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 25.7 for every 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in McDonald County comes to about $7.1M a year: $831 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $323K of household spending for each business on map listings, 52% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in McDonald County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 46 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show McDonald County grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, McDonald County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #602 of 2,385 scored counties and #28 of 84 scored counties in Missouri.
How McDonald 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 | McDonald County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.7 | 40.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $323K | $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 | +3.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $831 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $52,375 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 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
- 46Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 222 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 McDonald 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 McDonald County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,992+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 8,558
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 539 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 44
- Median household income
- $52,375+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,959
- Median home value
- $154,700
- Jobs located here
- 7,407
- Daytime population
- 21,137Residents 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 |
| 28McDonald County, MO | 61 | 22 | 25.7 | $323K | +3.1% | #602 of 2,385 |
Other business types in McDonald 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 spas61
- Hair salons49
- 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 McDonald County, MO?
McDonald County has 22 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) 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 McDonald County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 46 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in McDonald County, MO spend on personal care products and services?
About $7.1M a year, or $831 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $323K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,558 households in McDonald County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McDonald County, MO compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
McDonald County has 25.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $323K, 52% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, McDonald County would have about 33, against 22 on map listings.
How fast is McDonald County, MO growing?
Population estimates put McDonald County at 23,992 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,558 households. Median household income in McDonald County is $52,375, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. McDonald County scores 61 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #602 of 2,385 scored counties.
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