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Salons, barbers and spas in Webster County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #198 of 2,385 scored counties
#9 of 84 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
48
7 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13M
On personal care products and services · $932 a household
Spending per listing
$271K
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
34.4
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
43,054
+10.4% since 2020

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What this means

For salons, barbers and spas, Webster County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #198 of 2,385 scored counties and #9 of 84 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for salons, barbers and spas.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 salons, barbers and spas in Webster County. 7 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 34.4 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Households in Webster County spend about $13M a year on personal care products and services, or $932 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 48 salons, barbers and spas, that is $271K per business, 27% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Webster County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 2,793 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Population estimates show Webster County grew 10.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Webster 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 Webster County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureWebster CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households34.440.547.2
Spending per listing$271K$240K$213K
Households per official establishment2,7931,086804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.7%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.4%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$932$970$1,005
Median household income$71,155$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score7451

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
16
Annual payroll, 2023
$327K
One-person businesses, 2023
110Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
487 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
61The 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 Webster 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 Webster County

Population, 2025 estimate
43,054+10.4% since 2020
Households
13,964
Median age
35.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
593 sq. mi.
People per square mile
68
Median household income
$71,155+40.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,458
Median home value
$228,800
Jobs located here
8,109
Daytime population
33,463Residents 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 Webster 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

Other business types in Webster County

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

Questions

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

There are 48 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Webster County as of September 2026. 7 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 110 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $13M a year, or $932 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $271K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,964 households in Webster County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Webster County has 34.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $271K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Webster County would have about 61, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,793 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Webster County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Webster County at 43,054 people in 2025, up 10.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,964 households. Median household income in Webster County is $71,155, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.7%, 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. Webster County scores 74 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #198 of 2,385 scored counties.

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