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Salons, barbers and spas in Crow Wing County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Crow Wing County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,356 of 2,385 scored counties
#62 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
135
23 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
32
+6.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$28.7M
On personal care products and services · $976 a household
Spending per listing
$213K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
45.9
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
69,132
+4.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Crow Wing County spend about $28.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $976 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $213K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K.

Crow Wing County has 135 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 23 are chain locations, or 17%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 45.9, 3% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Crow Wing County was 32 in 2023, up 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 919 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 178 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $474K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Crow Wing County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Crow Wing County grew 4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Crow Wing County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,356 of 2,385 scored counties and #62 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Crow Wing 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Crow Wing County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureCrow Wing CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households45.935.347.2
Spending per listing$213K$310K$213K
Households per official establishment919814804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.7%+3.5%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$976$1,091$1,005
Median household income$72,589$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score4767

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
30 → 32+6.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
175
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
178Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
13523 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
135The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$474K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Crow Wing 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 Crow Wing County

Population, 2025 estimate
69,132+4.3% since 2020
Households
29,402
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
999 sq. mi.
People per square mile
68
Median household income
$72,589+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,168
Median home value
$306,800
Jobs located here
29,423
Daytime population
66,579Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Crow Wing County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Le Sueur County, MN872420.6$525K+2.9%#22 of 2,385
2Cass County, MN862418.6$508K+4.2%#28 of 2,385
3Kanabec County, MN821015.2$622K+3.6%#50 of 2,385
4Sibley County, MN801627.0$374K+3.6%#69 of 2,385
5Watonwan County, MN79716.6$583K+2.0%#77 of 2,385
6Dodge County, MN791619.8$552K+2.3%#80 of 2,385
7Hubbard County, MN792224.5$388K+4.6%#87 of 2,385
8Pine County, MN793528.4$329K+5.5%#92 of 2,385
9Nicollet County, MN782620.0$521K−0.7%#102 of 2,385
10Todd County, MN781817.6$520K+3.0%#103 of 2,385
62Crow Wing County, MN4713545.9$213K+4.3%#1,356 of 2,385

Other business types in Crow Wing County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Crow Wing County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 135 salons, barbers and spas in Crow Wing County. 23 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 6.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 178 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Crow Wing County, MN spend on personal care products and services?

About $28.7M a year, or $976 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 135 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $213K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,402 households in Crow Wing County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Crow Wing County, MN compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Crow Wing County has 45.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $213K, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 919 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Crow Wing County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Crow Wing County at 69,132 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,402 households. The median household income in Crow Wing County is $72,589 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. Crow Wing County scores 47 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,356 of 2,385 scored counties.

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