Beauty and personal care · County · Minnesota
Barbershops in Wadena County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Wadena 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
- $5.3M
- On personal care products and services · $879 a household
- Spending per listing
- n/a
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.0
- Population, 2025
- 14,388
- +1.9% since 2020
See the barbershops around any address in Wadena County
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What this means
There are no barbershops on map listings in Wadena County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Wadena County would have about 3, against none on map listings.
At $879 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Wadena County spend about $5.3M a year on personal care products and services. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Wadena County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Wadena County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With no barbershops on map listings, Wadena County isn’t given a market score for them.
How Wadena 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.
| Measure | Wadena County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.0 | 2.8 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | n/a | $4M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 26,227 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +69.2% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $879 | $1,091 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $61,467 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 77 |
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
- 3The 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 Wadena 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 Wadena County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,388+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 6,081
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 536 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $61,467+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,288
- Median home value
- $173,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,599
- Daytime population
- 13,890Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Wadena County?
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Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wright County, MN | 94 | 15 | 2.8 | $4.2M | +11.1% | #3 of 1,356 |
| 2Sherburne County, MN | 93 | 6 | 1.7 | $6.9M | +6.8% | #5 of 1,356 |
| 3Anoka County, MN | 91 | 33 | 2.4 | $4.8M | +4.7% | #9 of 1,356 |
| 4Washington County, MN | 89 | 30 | 2.8 | $4.4M | +6.9% | #17 of 1,356 |
| 5Rice County, MN | 86 | 5 | 2.1 | $4.9M | +4.2% | #29 of 1,356 |
| 6Chisago County, MN | 85 | 7 | 3.3 | $3.4M | +4.3% | #36 of 1,356 |
| 7Olmsted County, MN | 83 | 18 | 2.7 | $4.3M | +2.3% | #45 of 1,356 |
| 8Carver County, MN | 82 | 9 | 2.2 | $6M | +6.6% | #54 of 1,356 |
| 9Scott County, MN | 81 | 5 | 0.9 | $14.1M | +5.1% | #57 of 1,356 |
| 10Crow Wing County, MN | 81 | 7 | 2.4 | $4.1M | +4.3% | #59 of 1,356 |
| Wadena County, MN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% |
Other business types in Wadena County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
- Salons, barbers and spas53
- Hair salons39
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care47
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Wadena County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show no barbershops in Wadena County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Wadena County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Wadena County, MN spend on personal care products and services?
About $5.3M a year, or $879 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,081 households in Wadena County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wadena County, MN compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Wadena County has no barbershops on map listings. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Wadena County would have about 3, against none on map listings.
How fast is Wadena County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Wadena County at 14,388 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,081 households. Median household income in Wadena County is $61,467, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Wadena County has no market score for barbershops, having none on map listings.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Wadena County. It maps the barbershops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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