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Barbershops in Richland County, ND

How Richland County, ND compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.8M
On personal care products and services · $994 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
20% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,731
+1.2% 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

Households in Richland County spend about $6.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $994 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 20% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

Richland County has 3 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 17% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Richland County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Richland County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 barbershops on map listings, Richland County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Richland 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 Richland County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureRichland CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.43.45.3
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.9M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a16,55316,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/an/a+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$994$1,002$1,005
Median household income$75,432$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

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
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Richland 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 Richland County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,731+1.2% since 2020
Households
6,849
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,436 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$75,432+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,435
Median home value
$183,600
Jobs located here
7,757
Daytime population
15,983Residents 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 Richland 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
Richland County, NDNot scored34.4$2.3M+1.2%

Other business types in Richland County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Richland County, ND?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 barbershops in Richland County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Richland County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $6.8M a year, or $994 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 6,849 households in Richland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Richland County has 4.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Richland County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Richland County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Richland County at 16,731 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,849 households. The median household income in Richland County is $75,432 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Richland County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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