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Barbershops in Olmsted County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 83 out of 100: High

Ranked #45 of 1,356 scored counties
#7 of 19 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
18
5 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$76.6M
On personal care products and services · $1,144 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
2.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
49% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
166,731
+2.3% 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

For barbershops, Olmsted County has a Groundwork market score of 83 (high): #45 of 1,356 scored counties and #7 of 19 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for barbershops.

Households in Olmsted County spend about $76.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,144 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 18 barbershops on map listings in Olmsted County as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 28%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Olmsted County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $68K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Olmsted County. Population estimates put the population change in Olmsted County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Olmsted 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 Olmsted County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureOlmsted CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.72.85.3
Spending per listing$4.3M$4M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a26,22716,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+69.2%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,144$1,091$1,005
Median household income$95,406$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score8377

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
29Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
185 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
41The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$68K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
166,731+2.3% since 2020
Households
66,918
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
654 sq. mi.
People per square mile
252
Median household income
$95,406+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$132,916
Median home value
$331,700
Jobs located here
111,121
Daytime population
185,535Residents 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 Olmsted 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

Other business types in Olmsted County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Olmsted County, MN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 barbershops in Olmsted County. 5 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Olmsted County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 29 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $76.6M a year, or $1,144 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 66,918 households in Olmsted County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Olmsted County has 2.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $4.3M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Olmsted County would have about 41, against 18 on map listings.

How fast is Olmsted County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Olmsted County at 166,731 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 66,918 households. The median household income in Olmsted County is $95,406 a year, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Olmsted County scores 83 for barbershops (high), #45 of 1,356 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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