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Salons, barbers and spas in Ripley County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,253 of 2,385 scored counties
#47 of 84 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.9M
On personal care products and services · $734 a household
Spending per listing
$326K
53% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.5
52% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,717
+0.4% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Ripley County comes to about $2.9M a year: $734 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 salons, barbers and spas, that is $326K per business, 53% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

There are 9 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Ripley County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.5, 52% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Ripley County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 32 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ripley County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Ripley County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,253 of 2,385 scored counties and #47 of 84 scored counties in Missouri.

How Ripley 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 Ripley County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureRipley CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.540.547.2
Spending per listing$326K$240K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,086804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.7%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$734$970$1,005
Median household income$42,037$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4851

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
32Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Ripley 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 Ripley County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,717+0.4% since 2020
Households
4,002
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
630 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$42,037+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$55,178
Median home value
$119,600
Jobs located here
2,749
Daytime population
8,959Residents 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 Ripley 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
47Ripley County, MO48922.5$326K+0.4%#1,253 of 2,385

Other business types in Ripley County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 salons, barbers and spas in Ripley County. None of them 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 Ripley County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 32 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $2.9M a year, or $734 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $326K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,002 households in Ripley County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ripley County has 22.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $326K, 53% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Ripley County would have about 14, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Ripley County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Ripley County at 10,717 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,002 households. The median household income in Ripley County is $42,037 a year, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. Ripley County scores 48 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,253 of 2,385 scored counties.

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