Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Minnesota
Salons, barbers and spas in the Alexandria, MN area
How the Alexandria, MN area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #249 of 538 scored small-town markets
#17 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota
- Listings
- 78
- 11 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −9.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,003 a household
- Spending per listing
- $225K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 44.5
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,120
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 78 salons, barbers and spas in the Alexandria area. 11 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 44.5 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $1,003 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Alexandria area spend about $17.6M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $225K per business, 6% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in the Alexandria area classed as personal care services, down 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 922 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 139 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Alexandria area grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, the Alexandria area has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #249 of 538 scored small-town markets and #17 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota.
How the Alexandria area 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 salons, barbers and spas 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 | Alexandria area | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 44.5 | 35.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $225K | $310K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 922 | 814 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.5% | +3.5% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,003 | $1,091 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $79,043 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19−9.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 110
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 139Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7811 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 83The 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 personal care services in the Alexandria 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 Alexandria area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,120+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,519
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 637 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $79,043+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,237
- Median home value
- $321,400
- Jobs located here
- 19,394
- Daytime population
- 39,998Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Minnesota for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Minnesota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Alexandria area marked.
Top small-town markets in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Faribault-Northfield, MN | 76 | 70 | 29.8 | $347K | +4.2% | #21 of 538 |
| 2Austin, MN | 73 | 40 | 25.4 | $380K | +2.3% | #32 of 538 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 72 | 28 | 29.5 | $332K | 0.0% | #36 of 538 |
| 3Fergus Falls, MN | 71 | 72 | 28.6 | $338K | +1.6% | #45 of 538 |
| 4Hutchinson, MN | 70 | 46 | 30.2 | $333K | −0.3% | #48 of 538 |
| 5Red Wing, MN | 68 | 59 | 29.9 | $340K | +1.3% | #62 of 538 |
| 6Grand Rapids, MN | 66 | 55 | 29.7 | $316K | +0.9% | #79 of 538 |
| 7Bemidji, MN | 63 | 58 | 31.9 | $297K | +1.8% | #107 of 538 |
| 8Willmar, MN | 63 | 62 | 35.2 | $280K | +2.3% | #109 of 538 |
| 9Brainerd, MN | 63 | 159 | 37.6 | $257K | +4.3% | #113 of 538 |
| 17Alexandria, MN | 52 | 78 | 44.5 | $225K | +2.6% | #249 of 538 |
Other business types in the Alexandria 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 spas52
- Hair salons48
- Barbershops
- Nail salons66
- Spas and skin care59
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many salons, barbers and spas are in the Alexandria, MN area?
The Alexandria area has 78 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019. Another 139 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Alexandria, MN area spend on personal care products and services?
About $17.6M a year, or $1,003 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $225K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,519 households in the Alexandria area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Alexandria, MN area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Alexandria area has 44.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $225K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Alexandria area would have about 83, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 922 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Alexandria, MN area growing?
Population estimates put the Alexandria area at 40,120 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,519 households. Median household income in the Alexandria area is $79,043, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Alexandria area scores 52 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #249 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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