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Barbershops in Burleigh County, ND

The barbershops in Burleigh County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #199 of 1,356 scored counties
#1 of 7 scored counties in North Dakota

Listings
15
4 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$44M
On personal care products and services · $1,067 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
56% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
103,251
+4.7% 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 $1,067 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Burleigh County spend about $44M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $2.9M per shop, 56% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

Burleigh County has 15 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 32% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Burleigh County classed as barber shops. That is one for every 13,756 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Burleigh County grew 4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Burleigh County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #199 of 1,356 scored counties and #1 of 7 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Burleigh County compares

The same measures for North Dakota 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 Burleigh County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureBurleigh CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.63.45.3
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.9M$1.9M
Households per official establishment13,75616,55316,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/an/a+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,067$1,002$1,005
Median household income$86,851$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score7155

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
14
Annual payroll, 2023
$507K
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
154 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The 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 Burleigh 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 Burleigh County

Population, 2025 estimate
103,251+4.7% since 2020
Households
41,269
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,633 sq. mi.
People per square mile
62
Median household income
$86,851+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,470
Median home value
$324,000
Jobs located here
59,122
Daytime population
107,970Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across North Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for barbershops, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Burleigh County marked.

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Burleigh County, ND71153.6$2.9M+4.7%#199 of 1,356
2Williams County, ND7064.0$2.7M+1.4%#234 of 1,356
3Cass County, ND61374.4$2.3M+9.1%#424 of 1,356
4Morton County, ND5885.7$1.8M+3.8%#500 of 1,356
5Grand Forks County, ND57103.2$3M+1.9%#511 of 1,356
6Ward County, ND55124.2$2.4M−2.4%#564 of 1,356
7Stark County, ND5175.2$1.9M+0.5%#678 of 1,356

Other business types in Burleigh County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Burleigh County, ND?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 barbershops in Burleigh County. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Burleigh County, ND spend on personal care products and services?

About $44M a year, or $1,067 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 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 41,269 households in Burleigh County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Burleigh County, ND compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Burleigh County has 3.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Burleigh County would have about 23, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,756 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.

How fast is Burleigh County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Burleigh County at 103,251 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 41,269 households. The median household income in Burleigh County is $86,851 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.4% 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. Burleigh County scores 71 for barbershops (upper middle), #199 of 1,356 scored counties.

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