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Salons, barbers and spas in Phelps County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Phelps County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,073 of 2,385 scored counties
#42 of 84 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
70
17 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.1M
On personal care products and services · $870 a household
Spending per listing
$215K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
40.4
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,247
+1.6% 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

At $870 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Phelps County spend about $15.1M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 70 salons, barbers and spas, that is $215K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K.

Phelps County has 70 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 40.4, 14% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Phelps County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 2,888 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 126 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $300K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Phelps County.

Population estimates show Phelps County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Phelps County is 52 (upper middle), #1,073 of 2,385 scored counties and #42 of 84 scored counties in Missouri.

How Phelps 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 Phelps County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasurePhelps CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households40.440.547.2
Spending per listing$215K$240K$213K
Households per official establishment2,8881,086804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.7%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$870$970$1,005
Median household income$58,396$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score5251

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$347K
One-person businesses, 2023
126Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7017 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
71The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$300K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Phelps 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 Phelps County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,247+1.6% since 2020
Households
17,329
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
672 sq. mi.
People per square mile
67
Median household income
$58,396+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,261
Median home value
$206,500
Jobs located here
19,214
Daytime population
46,987Residents 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 Phelps 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
42Phelps County, MO527040.4$215K+1.6%#1,073 of 2,385

Other business types in Phelps County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 70 salons, barbers and spas in Phelps County. 17 of them (24%) 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 126 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $15.1M a year, or $870 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $215K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,329 households in Phelps County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Phelps County has 40.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $215K, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Phelps County would have about 71, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,888 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Phelps County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Phelps County at 45,247 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,329 households. The median household income in Phelps County is $58,396 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. Phelps County scores 52 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,073 of 2,385 scored counties.

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