Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Missouri
Salons, barbers and spas in the Poplar Bluff, MO area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in the Poplar Bluff, MO area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #478 of 538 scored small-town markets
#16 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri
- Listings
- 79
- 19 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.3M
- On personal care products and services · $803 a household
- Spending per listing
- $169K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 47.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,904
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in the Poplar Bluff area is 31 (lower middle), #478 of 538 scored small-town markets and #16 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Poplar Bluff area comes to about $13.3M a year: $803 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $169K of household spending for each business on map listings, 21% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 79 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in the Poplar Bluff area as of September 2026. Of those, 19 are chain locations, or 24%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 47.6 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Poplar Bluff area was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 1,844 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Poplar Bluff area declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Poplar Bluff area 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 | Poplar Bluff area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 47.6 | 40.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $169K | $240K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,844 | 1,086 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $803 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $49,089 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $782K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 182Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7919 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 63The 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 the Poplar Bluff area, 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 the Poplar Bluff area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,904−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 16,594
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 695 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $49,089
- Average household income
- $67,066
- Median home value
- $145,100
- Jobs located here
- 18,059
- Daytime population
- 43,334Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Missouri for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Missouri (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Poplar Bluff area marked.
Top small-town markets in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hannibal, MO | 73 | 41 | 26.8 | $329K | +0.4% | #33 of 538 |
| 2Sikeston, MO | 61 | 65 | 32.8 | $263K | −0.3% | #137 of 538 |
| 3Warrensburg, MO | 60 | 75 | 35.6 | $259K | +4.9% | #152 of 538 |
| 4Rolla, MO | 57 | 70 | 40.4 | $215K | +1.6% | #192 of 538 |
| 5Mexico, MO | 56 | 23 | 24.9 | $343K | −1.0% | #194 of 538 |
| 6Marshall, MO | 54 | 27 | 33.5 | $256K | −0.3% | #223 of 538 |
| Quincy, IL-MO | 52 | 105 | 33.8 | $270K | −2.0% | #241 of 538 |
| 7Kirksville, MO | 51 | 33 | 31.6 | $276K | +1.9% | #255 of 538 |
| 8Farmington, MO | 49 | 107 | 43.1 | $200K | +2.1% | #294 of 538 |
| 9Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 48 | 78 | 46.3 | $194K | +0.8% | #302 of 538 |
| 16Poplar Bluff, MO | 31 | 79 | 47.6 | $169K | −0.4% | #478 of 538 |
Other business types in the Poplar Bluff area
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 spas31
- Hair salons39
- Barbershops23
- Nail salons25
- Spas and skin care37
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 the Poplar Bluff, MO area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 79 salons, barbers and spas in the Poplar Bluff area. 19 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 182 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Poplar Bluff, MO area spend on personal care products and services?
About $13.3M a year, or $803 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 79 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $169K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,594 households in the Poplar Bluff area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Poplar Bluff, MO area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Poplar Bluff area has 47.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $169K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Poplar Bluff area would have about 63, against 79 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,844 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is the Poplar Bluff, MO area growing?
Population estimates put the Poplar Bluff area at 41,904 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,594 households. The median household income in the Poplar Bluff area is $49,089 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Poplar Bluff area scores 31 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #478 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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