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Nail salons in Goodhue County, MN
The nail salons in Goodhue County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 2 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,018 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.7M
- 4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 75% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,195
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,018 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Goodhue County spend about $20.1M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $6.7M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 4 times the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 3 nail salons on map listings in Goodhue County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.5, 75% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Goodhue County classed as nail salons. That is one for every 6,576 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Goodhue County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 nail salons on map listings, Goodhue County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
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 nail 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 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $6.7M | $2.9M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,576 | 3,434 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.5% | +23.2% |
| 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 | Not scored | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 5
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $121K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 32 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail 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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Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wright County, MN | 82 | 16 | 3.0 | $4M | +11.1% | #28 of 1,328 |
| 2St. Louis County, MN | 75 | 17 | 2.0 | $4.9M | +0.2% | #78 of 1,328 |
| 3Carver County, MN | 74 | 15 | 3.6 | $3.6M | +6.6% | #99 of 1,328 |
| 4Sherburne County, MN | 74 | 13 | 3.7 | $3.2M | +6.8% | #100 of 1,328 |
| 5Scott County, MN | 73 | 23 | 4.2 | $3.1M | +5.1% | #113 of 1,328 |
| 6Rice County, MN | 69 | 6 | 2.6 | $4M | +4.2% | #161 of 1,328 |
| 7Kandiyohi County, MN | 67 | 5 | 2.8 | $3.5M | +2.3% | #203 of 1,328 |
| 8Crow Wing County, MN | 67 | 10 | 3.4 | $2.9M | +4.3% | #207 of 1,328 |
| 9Douglas County, MN | 66 | 5 | 2.9 | $3.5M | +2.6% | #234 of 1,328 |
| 10Winona County, MN | 66 | 8 | 4.0 | $2.4M | +1.8% | #244 of 1,328 |
| Goodhue County, MN | Not scored | 3 | 1.5 | $6.7M | +1.3% |
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 nail salons are in Goodhue County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 nail salons in Goodhue County. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts also show 6 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 3 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $6.7M per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which nail 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 nail salons?
Goodhue County has 1.5 nail salons per 10,000 households, 75% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $6.7M, 4 times the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Goodhue County would have about 12, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,576 households, against one for every 3,754 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 has no market score for nail salons: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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