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Barbershops in Cottonwood County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Cottonwood County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.4M
On personal care products and services · $948 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
11,405
−1.0% 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

At $948 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Cottonwood County spend about $4.4M a year on personal care products and services. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no barbershops in Cottonwood County. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Cottonwood County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Cottonwood County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Cottonwood County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no barbershops on map listings, Cottonwood County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Cottonwood County compares

The same measures for Minnesota and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the barbershops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Barbershops in Cottonwood County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureCottonwood CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.02.85.3
Spending per listingn/a$4M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a26,22716,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+69.2%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$948$1,091$1,005
Median household income$72,941$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored77

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
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 barber shops in Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,405−1.0% since 2020
Households
4,630
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
640 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$72,941+40.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,108
Median home value
$169,300
Jobs located here
6,163
Daytime population
11,565Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for barbershops, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Cottonwood County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wright County, MN94152.8$4.2M+11.1%#3 of 1,356
2Sherburne County, MN9361.7$6.9M+6.8%#5 of 1,356
3Anoka County, MN91332.4$4.8M+4.7%#9 of 1,356
4Washington County, MN89302.8$4.4M+6.9%#17 of 1,356
5Rice County, MN8652.1$4.9M+4.2%#29 of 1,356
6Chisago County, MN8573.3$3.4M+4.3%#36 of 1,356
7Olmsted County, MN83182.7$4.3M+2.3%#45 of 1,356
8Carver County, MN8292.2$6M+6.6%#54 of 1,356
9Scott County, MN8150.9$14.1M+5.1%#57 of 1,356
10Crow Wing County, MN8172.4$4.1M+4.3%#59 of 1,356
Cottonwood County, MNNot scored00.0n/a−1.0%

Other business types in Cottonwood County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Cottonwood County, MN?

There are no barbershops on map listings in Cottonwood County as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Cottonwood County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Cottonwood County, MN spend on personal care products and services?

About $4.4M a year, or $948 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,630 households in Cottonwood County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cottonwood County, MN compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Cottonwood County has no barbershops on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Cottonwood County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

How fast is Cottonwood County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Cottonwood County at 11,405 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,630 households. The median household income in Cottonwood County is $72,941 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.0% 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. Cottonwood County has no market score for barbershops, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for barbershops · All 56 business types in Cottonwood County

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