Beauty and personal care · County · Minnesota
Hair salons in Goodhue County, MN
How Goodhue County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for hair salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #734 of 2,339 scored counties
#38 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 39
- 8 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,018 a household
- Spending per listing
- $515K
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.8
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,195
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Goodhue County comes to about $20.1M a year: $1,018 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $515K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 20% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 39 hair salons on map listings in Goodhue County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.8, 15% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Goodhue County in 2023. That is one for every 1,644 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 89 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $17K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Goodhue County.
Population estimates put the population change in Goodhue County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Goodhue County is 59 (upper middle), #734 of 2,339 scored counties and #38 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Goodhue 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 | Goodhue County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.8 | 19.4 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $515K | $564K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,644 | 1,517 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,018 | $1,091 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $84,171 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 49
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 89Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 398 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $17K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Goodhue 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 Goodhue County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,195+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 19,727
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 757 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $84,171+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,161
- Median home value
- $285,100
- Jobs located here
- 19,843
- Daytime population
- 42,664Residents 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 Goodhue 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 |
| 38Goodhue County, MN | 59 | 39 | 19.8 | $515K | +1.3% | #734 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Goodhue 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 spas63
- Hair salons59
- 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 Goodhue County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 39 hair salons in Goodhue County. 8 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 89 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Goodhue County, MN spend on personal care products and services?
About $20.1M a year, or $1,018 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $515K 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 19,727 households in Goodhue County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Goodhue County, MN compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Goodhue County has 19.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $515K, 20% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Goodhue County would have about 47, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,644 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Goodhue County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Goodhue County at 48,195 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,727 households. Median household income in Goodhue County is $84,171, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Goodhue County scores 59 for hair salons (upper middle), #734 of 2,339 scored counties.
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