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Barbershops in Hennepin County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #260 of 1,356 scored counties
#16 of 19 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
215
40 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
31
+24.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$626.7M
On personal care products and services · $1,162 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
55% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,284,784
+0.2% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Hennepin County comes to about $626.7M a year: $1,162 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per shop, 55% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 215 barbershops on map listings in Hennepin County as of September 2026. 40 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 25% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in Hennepin County classed as barber shops, up 24.0% from 2019. That is one for every 17,403 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 325 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Hennepin County.

Population estimates put the population change in Hennepin County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hennepin County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #260 of 1,356 scored counties and #16 of 19 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Hennepin 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 Hennepin County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureHennepin CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.02.85.3
Spending per listing$2.9M$4M$1.9M
Households per official establishment17,40326,22716,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+24.0%+69.2%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,162$1,091$1,005
Median household income$97,653$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score6977

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 31+24.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
47
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
325Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
21540 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
332The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
9
Amount
$1.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Hennepin 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 Hennepin County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,284,784+0.2% since 2020
Households
539,493
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
554 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,291
Median household income
$97,653+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$138,438
Median home value
$392,900
Jobs located here
969,903
Daytime population
1,598,583Residents 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 Hennepin 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
16Hennepin County, MN692154.0$2.9M+0.2%#260 of 1,356

Other business types in Hennepin County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Hennepin County, MN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 215 barbershops in Hennepin County. 40 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, up 24.0% from 2019. Official counts list 325 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $626.7M a year, or $1,162 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 215 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per shop. 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 539,493 households in Hennepin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hennepin County has 4.0 barbershops per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 55% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Hennepin County would have about 332, against 215 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,403 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Hennepin County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Hennepin County at 1,284,784 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 539,493 households. The median household income in Hennepin County is $97,653 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.9% 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. Hennepin County scores 69 for barbershops (upper middle), #260 of 1,356 scored counties.

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