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Salons, barbers and spas in Cass County, NE

The salons, barbers and spas in Cass County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #100 of 2,385 scored counties
#3 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
21
3 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.9M
On personal care products and services · $1,099 a household
Spending per listing
$567K
2.7 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.4
59% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,657
+3.9% 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

Cass County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #100 of 2,385 scored counties and #3 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for salons, barbers and spas.

Households in Cass County spend about $11.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,099 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 21 salons, barbers and spas, that is $567K per business, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $213K.

Cass County has 21 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 14%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 19.4 per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Cass County in 2023. That is one for every 1,204 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Cass County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Cass County compares

The same measures for Nebraska 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 Cass County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.439.647.2
Spending per listing$567K$253K$213K
Households per official establishment1,204868804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.8%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.9%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,099$1,004$1,005
Median household income$91,836$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score7861

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 9
Employees, 2023
208
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
82Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
213 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
56The 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 Cass 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 Cass County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,657+3.9% since 2020
Households
10,832
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
557 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$91,836+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,521
Median home value
$254,900
Jobs located here
5,967
Daytime population
19,197Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Nebraska

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The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Cass County marked.

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saunders County, NE892224.7$437K+6.0%#17 of 2,385
2Colfax County, NE82924.3$415K+3.6%#55 of 2,385
3Cass County, NE782119.4$567K+3.9%#100 of 2,385
4Seward County, NE761725.0$407K+2.3%#136 of 2,385
5Sarpy County, NE7623031.0$373K+9.0%#142 of 2,385
6Washington County, NE632124.9$443K+1.8%#517 of 2,385
7Platte County, NE624432.2$296K+3.9%#570 of 2,385
8Custer County, NE611328.9$320K0.0%#603 of 2,385
9Otoe County, NE592132.9$306K+3.9%#688 of 2,385
10Gage County, NE583335.4$260K+0.2%#756 of 2,385

Other business types in Cass County

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Cass County, NE?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 salons, barbers and spas in Cass County. 3 of them (14%) 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. Another 82 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Cass County, NE spend on personal care products and services?

About $11.9M a year, or $1,099 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $567K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,832 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cass County has 19.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $567K, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Cass County would have about 56, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,204 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Cass County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 27,657 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,832 households. The median household income in Cass County is $91,836 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% 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. Cass County scores 78 for salons, barbers and spas (high), #100 of 2,385 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Cass County

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