Beauty and personal care · County · Minnesota
Salons, barbers and spas in Cottonwood County, MN
The salons, barbers and spas in Cottonwood County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #490 of 2,385 scored counties
#35 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 12
- 2 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.4M
- On personal care products and services · $948 a household
- Spending per listing
- $366K
- 72% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.9
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,405
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Cottonwood County spend about $4.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $948 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 salons, barbers and spas, that is $366K per business, 72% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 12 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Cottonwood County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 17%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 25.9 per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Cottonwood County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 35 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Cottonwood County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Cottonwood County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #490 of 2,385 scored counties and #35 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Cottonwood 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 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 | Cottonwood County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.9 | 35.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $366K | $310K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 814 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.5% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $948 | $1,091 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $72,941 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 35Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,405−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 4,630
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 640 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 18
- Median household income
- $72,941+40.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,108
- Median home value
- $169,300
- Jobs located here
- 6,163
- Daytime population
- 11,565Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Le Sueur County, MN | 87 | 24 | 20.6 | $525K | +2.9% | #22 of 2,385 |
| 2Cass County, MN | 86 | 24 | 18.6 | $508K | +4.2% | #28 of 2,385 |
| 3Kanabec County, MN | 82 | 10 | 15.2 | $622K | +3.6% | #50 of 2,385 |
| 4Sibley County, MN | 80 | 16 | 27.0 | $374K | +3.6% | #69 of 2,385 |
| 5Watonwan County, MN | 79 | 7 | 16.6 | $583K | +2.0% | #77 of 2,385 |
| 6Dodge County, MN | 79 | 16 | 19.8 | $552K | +2.3% | #80 of 2,385 |
| 7Hubbard County, MN | 79 | 22 | 24.5 | $388K | +4.6% | #87 of 2,385 |
| 8Pine County, MN | 79 | 35 | 28.4 | $329K | +5.5% | #92 of 2,385 |
| 9Nicollet County, MN | 78 | 26 | 20.0 | $521K | −0.7% | #102 of 2,385 |
| 10Todd County, MN | 78 | 18 | 17.6 | $520K | +3.0% | #103 of 2,385 |
| 35Cottonwood County, MN | 64 | 12 | 25.9 | $366K | −1.0% | #490 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Cottonwood 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 spas64
- Hair salons47
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
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 Cottonwood County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 salons, barbers and spas in Cottonwood County. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Cottonwood County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 35 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cottonwood County, MN spend on personal care products and services?
About $4.4M a year, or $948 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $366K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,630 households in Cottonwood County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cottonwood County, MN compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Cottonwood County has 25.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $366K, 72% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Cottonwood County would have about 21, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is Cottonwood County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Cottonwood County at 11,405 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,630 households. The median household income in Cottonwood County is $72,941 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.0% 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. Cottonwood County scores 64 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #490 of 2,385 scored counties.
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