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Salons, barbers and spas in Saline County, MO
The salons, barbers and spas in Saline County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,106 of 2,385 scored counties
#43 of 84 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 27
- 5 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.9M
- On personal care products and services · $858 a household
- Spending per listing
- $256K
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.5
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,265
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 salons, barbers and spas in Saline County. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 33.5 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Saline County spend about $6.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $858 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $256K of household spending for each business on map listings, 20% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Saline County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 2,013 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 56 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Saline County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Saline County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,106 of 2,385 scored counties and #43 of 84 scored counties in Missouri.
How Saline 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 | Saline County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.5 | 40.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $256K | $240K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,013 | 1,086 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $858 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $57,931 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $330K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 56Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 275 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 Saline 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 Saline County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,265−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,053
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 756 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $57,931+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,384
- Median home value
- $150,500
- Jobs located here
- 9,081
- Daytime population
- 21,701Residents 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 |
| 43Saline County, MO | 51 | 27 | 33.5 | $256K | −0.3% | #1,106 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Saline 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 spas51
- Hair salons47
- Barbershops
- Nail salons28
- 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 Saline County, MO?
Saline County has 27 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 56 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Saline County, MO spend on personal care products and services?
About $6.9M 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 27 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $256K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,053 households in Saline County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Saline County, MO compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Saline County has 33.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $256K, 20% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Saline County would have about 33, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,013 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Saline County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Saline County at 23,265 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,053 households. Median household income in Saline County is $57,931, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.5%, 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. Saline County scores 51 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,106 of 2,385 scored counties.
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