Beauty and personal care · County · Minnesota
Hair salons in Benton County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Benton County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #304 of 2,339 scored counties
#19 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 17
- 3 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.3M
- On personal care products and services · $978 a household
- Spending per listing
- $961K
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,744
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $978 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Benton County spend about $16.3M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $961K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 17 hair salons on map listings in Benton County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.2, 56% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Benton County in 2023. That is one for every 1,858 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 67 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $375K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Benton County.
Population estimates put the population change in Benton County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Benton County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #304 of 2,339 scored counties and #19 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Benton 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 | Benton County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 19.4 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $961K | $564K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,858 | 1,517 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $978 | $1,091 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $74,410 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $896K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 67Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 173 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $375K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Benton 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 Benton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,744+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 16,719
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 408 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $74,410+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,507
- Median home value
- $271,000
- Jobs located here
- 17,991
- Daytime population
- 38,524Residents 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 Benton 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 |
| 19Benton County, MN | 69 | 17 | 10.2 | $961K | +0.9% | #304 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Benton 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 spas72
- Hair salons69
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care74
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Benton County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 hair salons in Benton County. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 67 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Benton County, MN spend on personal care products and services?
About $16.3M a year, or $978 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $961K 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 16,719 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Benton County, MN compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Benton County has 10.2 hair salons per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $961K, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Benton County would have about 38, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,858 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Benton County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Benton County at 41,744 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,719 households. Median household income in Benton County is $74,410, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. Benton County scores 69 for hair salons (upper middle), #304 of 2,339 scored counties.
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