Beauty and personal care · County · Minnesota
Hair salons in Anoka County, MN
The hair salons in Anoka County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #168 of 2,339 scored counties
#10 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 205
- 47 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 89
- +9.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $157.2M
- On personal care products and services · $1,144 a household
- Spending per listing
- $767K
- 78% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.9
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 381,605
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Anoka County is 74 (upper middle), #168 of 2,339 scored counties and #10 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for hair salons.
At $1,144 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Anoka County spend about $157.2M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $767K per salon, 78% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Anoka County has 205 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 14.9 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Anoka County was 89 in 2023, up 9.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,544 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $236K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Anoka County. Population estimates show Anoka County grew 4.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Anoka 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 hair salons 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 | Anoka County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.9 | 19.4 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $767K | $564K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,544 | 1,517 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.9% | −4.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,144 | $1,091 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $101,869 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 81 → 89+9.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 493
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 566Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20547 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 365The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $236K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Anoka 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 Anoka County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 381,605+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 137,432
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 422 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 878
- Median household income
- $101,869+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,024
- Median home value
- $346,500
- Jobs located here
- 136,618
- Daytime population
- 310,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for hair salons, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Anoka County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Le Sueur County, MN | 86 | 14 | 12.0 | $899K | +2.9% | #31 of 2,339 |
| 2Cass County, MN | 82 | 15 | 11.7 | $813K | +4.2% | #61 of 2,339 |
| 3Kanabec County, MN | 80 | 8 | 12.2 | $778K | +3.6% | #74 of 2,339 |
| 4Scott County, MN | 78 | 58 | 10.6 | $1.2M | +5.1% | #94 of 2,339 |
| 5Watonwan County, MN | 78 | 5 | 11.8 | $816K | +2.0% | #97 of 2,339 |
| 6Todd County, MN | 77 | 12 | 11.8 | $780K | +3.0% | #115 of 2,339 |
| 7Nicollet County, MN | 76 | 17 | 13.1 | $796K | −0.7% | #129 of 2,339 |
| 8Wright County, MN | 76 | 95 | 17.6 | $666K | +11.1% | #138 of 2,339 |
| 9Sibley County, MN | 75 | 11 | 18.6 | $543K | +3.6% | #162 of 2,339 |
| 10Anoka County, MN | 74 | 205 | 14.9 | $767K | +4.7% | #168 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Anoka 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 spas69
- Hair salons74
- Barbershops91
- Nail salons61
- Spas and skin care78
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Anoka County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 205 hair salons in Anoka County. 47 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 89 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 9.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 566 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Anoka County, MN spend on personal care products and services?
About $157.2M a year, or $1,144 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 205 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $767K per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 137,432 households in Anoka County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Anoka County, MN compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Anoka County has 14.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $767K, 78% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Anoka County would have about 365, against 205 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,544 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Anoka County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Anoka County at 381,605 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 137,432 households. Median household income in Anoka County is $101,869, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. Anoka County scores 74 for hair salons (upper middle), #168 of 2,339 scored counties.
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