Beauty and personal care · County · Minnesota
Hair salons in Dakota County, MN
The hair salons in Dakota County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #362 of 2,339 scored counties
#24 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 363
- 93 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 117
- −3.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $206.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,185 a household
- Spending per listing
- $569K
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.8
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 457,710
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 363 hair salons in Dakota County. Of those, 93 are chain locations, or 26%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 20.8 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in Dakota County spend about $206.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,185 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That is about $569K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 32% above the U.S. figure of $430K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Dakota County was 117 in 2023, down 3.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,490 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 763 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $4.1M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Dakota County.
Population estimates put the population change in Dakota County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dakota County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #362 of 2,339 scored counties and #24 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Dakota 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 | Dakota County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.8 | 19.4 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $569K | $564K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,490 | 1,517 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.3% | −4.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,185 | $1,091 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $106,318 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 121 → 117−3.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 789
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 763Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 36393 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 480The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 14
- Amount
- $4.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Dakota 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 Dakota County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 457,710+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 174,362
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 563 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 792
- Median household income
- $106,318+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,265
- Median home value
- $381,000
- Jobs located here
- 180,369
- Daytime population
- 396,728Residents 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 Dakota 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 |
| 24Dakota County, MN | 68 | 363 | 20.8 | $569K | +3.9% | #362 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Dakota 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 spas59
- Hair salons68
- Barbershops79
- Nail salons59
- Spas and skin care55
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Dakota County, MN?
Dakota County has 363 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 93 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 117 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 3.3% from 2019. Another 763 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Dakota County, MN spend on personal care products and services?
About $206.6M a year, or $1,185 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 363 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $569K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 174,362 households in Dakota County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dakota County, MN compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Dakota County has 20.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $569K, 32% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Dakota County would have about 480, against 363 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,490 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Dakota County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Dakota County at 457,710 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 174,362 households. The median household income in Dakota County is $106,318 a year, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Dakota County scores 68 for hair salons (upper middle), #362 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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