Beauty and personal care · Metro area · South Dakota
Hair salons in the Rapid City, SD metro area
The hair salons in the Rapid City, SD metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #32 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 2 scored metro areas based in South Dakota
- Listings
- 130
- 25 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- −15.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $62M
- On personal care products and services · $988 a household
- Spending per listing
- $477K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.7
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 156,934
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for hair salons in the Rapid City metro area is 71 (upper middle), #32 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 2 scored metro areas based in South Dakota. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for hair salons.
As of September 2026, map listings count 130 hair salons in the Rapid City metro area. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 20.7 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Rapid City metro area comes to about $62M a year: $988 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $477K per salon, 11% 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 the Rapid City metro area was 28 in 2023, down 15.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,242 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $81K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Rapid City metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Rapid City metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Rapid City metro area 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 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 | Rapid City metro area | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.7 | 20.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $477K | $492K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,242 | 2,285 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.1% | −5.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $988 | $983 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $75,255 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28−15.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 169
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 324Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13025 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 144The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $81K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Rapid City metro area, 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 the Rapid City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 156,934+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 62,789
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 7,805 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $75,255
- Average household income
- $99,099
- Median home value
- $307,700
- Jobs located here
- 69,449
- Daytime population
- 153,009Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in South Dakota for hair salons, numbered among those based in South Dakota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Rapid City metro area marked.
Top metro areas in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 71 | 259 | 21.1 | $491K | +9.5% | #30 of 387 |
| 2Rapid City, SD | 71 | 130 | 20.7 | $477K | +6.2% | #32 of 387 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 57 | 125 | 22.5 | $431K | +1.0% | #125 of 387 |
Other business types in the Rapid City metro area
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 spas65
- Hair salons71
- Barbershops64
- Nail salons60
- Spas and skin care52
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Rapid City, SD metro area?
The Rapid City metro area has 130 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 25 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 15.1% from 2019. Another 324 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Rapid City, SD metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $62M a year, or $988 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 130 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $477K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 62,789 households in the Rapid City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Rapid City, SD metro area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Rapid City metro area has 20.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $477K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Rapid City metro area would have about 144, against 130 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,242 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Rapid City, SD metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Rapid City metro area at 156,934 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 62,789 households. The median household income in the Rapid City metro area is $75,255 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Rapid City metro area scores 71 for hair salons (upper middle), #32 of 387 scored metro areas.
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