Beauty and personal care · Metro area · North Dakota
Barbershops in the Fargo, ND-MN metro area
The barbershops in the Fargo, ND-MN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #96 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 4 scored metro areas based in North Dakota
- Listings
- 46
- 8 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $111.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,006 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 269,528
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Fargo metro area spend about $111.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,006 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 28% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 46 barbershops on map listings in the Fargo metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 17%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.2, 21% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in the Fargo metro area classed as barber shops. That is one for every 13,798 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 61 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $556K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in the Fargo metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Fargo metro area grew 7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, the Fargo metro area has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #96 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 4 scored metro areas based in North Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Fargo metro area 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.
| Measure | Fargo metro area | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 3.4 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.9M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,798 | 16,553 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | n/a | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,006 | $1,002 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $76,756 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $508K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 61Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 468 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 59The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $556K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in the Fargo metro area, 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 the Fargo metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 269,528+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 110,387
- Median age
- 34.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,810 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $76,756+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,833
- Median home value
- $289,100
- Jobs located here
- 152,491
- Daytime population
- 275,728Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in North Dakota for barbershops, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with the Fargo metro area marked.
Top metro areas in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bismarck, ND | 71 | 23 | 4.1 | $2.6M | +4.5% | #42 of 387 |
| 2Fargo, ND-MN | 62 | 46 | 4.2 | $2.4M | +7.7% | #96 of 387 |
| 3Minot, ND | 58 | 12 | 3.8 | $2.7M | −2.4% | #125 of 387 |
| 4Grand Forks, ND-MN | 57 | 12 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +0.8% | #131 of 387 |
Other business types in the Fargo metro area
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 spas49
- Hair salons44
- Barbershops62
- Nail salons58
- Spas and skin care56
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Fargo, ND-MN metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 46 barbershops in the Fargo metro area. 8 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 61 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Fargo, ND-MN metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $111.1M a year, or $1,006 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 110,387 households in the Fargo metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fargo, ND-MN metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Fargo metro area has 4.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Fargo metro area would have about 59, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,798 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is the Fargo, ND-MN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Fargo metro area at 269,528 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 110,387 households. The median household income in the Fargo metro area is $76,756 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.7% 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. The Fargo metro area scores 62 for barbershops (upper middle), #96 of 387 scored metro areas.
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