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Salons, barbers and spas in Miller County, MO

The salons, barbers and spas in Miller County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,548 of 2,385 scored counties
#62 of 84 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
53
5 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.5M
On personal care products and services · $858 a household
Spending per listing
$160K
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
53.8
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,817
+4.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 53 salons, barbers and spas in Miller County. 5 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 53.8 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.

At $858 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Miller County spend about $8.5M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $160K of household spending for each business on map listings, 25% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Miller County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 1,971 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 78 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Miller County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Miller County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,548 of 2,385 scored counties and #62 of 84 scored counties in Missouri.

How Miller 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Miller County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureMiller CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households53.840.547.2
Spending per listing$160K$240K$213K
Households per official establishment1,9711,086804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.7%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$858$970$1,005
Median household income$56,736$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4451

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
78Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
535 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
40The 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 Miller 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 Miller County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,817+4.2% since 2020
Households
9,857
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
593 sq. mi.
People per square mile
43
Median household income
$56,736+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,753
Median home value
$192,600
Jobs located here
7,939
Daytime population
22,607Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Miller County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, MO924720.6$499K+11.4%#5 of 2,385
2Warren County, MO803021.7$471K+9.2%#66 of 2,385
3Newton County, MO795424.4$379K+6.1%#88 of 2,385
4Andrew County, MO78811.4$854K+0.7%#95 of 2,385
5Osage County, MO781222.7$426K+2.7%#108 of 2,385
6Callaway County, MO783923.7$401K+3.2%#109 of 2,385
7Jefferson County, MO7426429.9$341K+2.7%#187 of 2,385
8Cass County, MO7414032.4$327K+7.1%#191 of 2,385
9Webster County, MO744834.4$271K+10.4%#198 of 2,385
10Ste. Genevieve County, MO721723.8$400K+1.1%#230 of 2,385
62Miller County, MO445353.8$160K+4.2%#1,548 of 2,385

Other business types in Miller County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Miller County, MO?

There are 53 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Miller County as of September 2026. 5 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 78 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Miller County, MO spend on personal care products and services?

About $8.5M a year, or $858 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $160K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,857 households in Miller County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Miller County, MO compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Miller County has 53.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $160K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Miller County would have about 40, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,971 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Miller County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Miller County at 25,817 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,857 households. Median household income in Miller County is $56,736, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. Miller County scores 44 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,548 of 2,385 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Miller County

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