Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Missouri
Salons, barbers and spas in the Sedalia, MO area
How the Sedalia, MO area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #470 of 538 scored small-town markets
#15 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri
- Listings
- 82
- 12 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- −15.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $14.8M
- On personal care products and services · $871 a household
- Spending per listing
- $181K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 48.2
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,254
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in the Sedalia area is 32 (lower middle), #470 of 538 scored small-town markets and #15 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 82 salons, barbers and spas in the Sedalia area. 12 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 48.2 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in the Sedalia area spend about $14.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $871 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $181K of household spending for each business on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Sedalia area was 22 in 2023, down 15.4% from 2019. That is one for every 773 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Sedalia area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Sedalia area grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Sedalia 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 | Sedalia area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 48.2 | 40.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $181K | $240K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 773 | 1,086 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.4% | +10.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $871 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $60,430 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22−15.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 91
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 115Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 70The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Sedalia 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 Sedalia area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,254+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 16,996
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 682 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $60,430+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,820
- Median home value
- $166,300
- Jobs located here
- 20,518
- Daytime population
- 44,113Residents 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 Sedalia 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 |
| 15Sedalia, MO | 32 | 82 | 48.2 | $181K | +2.9% | #470 of 538 |
Other business types in the Sedalia 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 spas32
- Hair salons29
- Barbershops59
- Nail salons72
- Spas and skin care35
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 Sedalia, MO area?
There are 82 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in the Sedalia area as of September 2026. 12 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, down 15.4% from 2019. Another 115 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Sedalia, MO area spend on personal care products and services?
About $14.8M a year, or $871 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $181K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,996 households in the Sedalia area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sedalia, MO area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Sedalia area has 48.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $181K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Sedalia area would have about 70, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 773 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Sedalia, MO area growing?
Population estimates put the Sedalia area at 44,254 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,996 households. Median household income in the Sedalia area is $60,430, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. 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 Sedalia area scores 32 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #470 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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