Beauty and personal care · County · South Dakota
Barbershops in Lawrence County, SD
How Lawrence County, SD 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 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.4M
- On personal care products and services · $948 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 52% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,459
- +14.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Lawrence County spend about $11.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $948 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 52% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 4 barbershops on map listings in Lawrence County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Lawrence County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Lawrence County grew 14.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 barbershops on map listings, Lawrence County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Lawrence County compares
The same measures for South 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 | Lawrence County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 2.5 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.9M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 45,693 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | n/a | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $948 | $983 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $73,384 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 82 |
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
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,459+14.0% since 2020
- Households
- 12,054
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 800 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $73,384+39.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,174
- Median home value
- $346,500
- Jobs located here
- 13,155
- Daytime population
- 27,824Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, SD | 96 | 7 | 2.5 | $4.5M | +17.5% | #1 of 1,356 |
| 2Minnehaha County, SD | 77 | 33 | 3.9 | $2.6M | +7.6% | #112 of 1,356 |
| 3Pennington County, SD | 62 | 19 | 4.1 | $2.4M | +6.6% | #405 of 1,356 |
| Lawrence County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 3.3 | $2.9M | +14.0% |
Other business types in Lawrence 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 spas47
- Hair salons58
- Barbershops
- Nail salons61
- Spas and skin care39
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Lawrence County, SD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 barbershops in Lawrence County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Lawrence County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lawrence County, SD spend on personal care products and services?
About $11.4M a year, or $948 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 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 12,054 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lawrence County, SD compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Lawrence County has 3.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Lawrence County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Lawrence County at 29,459 people in 2025, up 14.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,054 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $73,384 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.4% 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. Lawrence County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lawrence 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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