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Salons, barbers and spas in Hennepin County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,162 of 2,385 scored counties
#56 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
2,251
403 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
877
+2.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$626.7M
On personal care products and services · $1,162 a household
Spending per listing
$278K
31% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
41.7
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,284,784
+0.2% 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 Hennepin County spend about $626.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,162 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Spread across 2,251 salons, barbers and spas, that is $278K per business, 31% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Hennepin County has 2,251 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 403 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 41.7 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 877 businesses with payroll in Hennepin County classed as personal care services, up 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 615 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 3,175 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 82 SBA-backed loans worth $33.9M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Hennepin County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hennepin County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hennepin County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,162 of 2,385 scored counties and #56 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Hennepin 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 Hennepin County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureHennepin CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households41.735.347.2
Spending per listing$278K$310K$213K
Households per official establishment615814804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.2%+3.5%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,162$1,091$1,005
Median household income$97,653$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score5067

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
858 → 877+2.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
5,089
Annual payroll, 2023
$164.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
3,175Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2,251403 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2,946The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
82
Amount
$33.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,284,784+0.2% since 2020
Households
539,493
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
554 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,291
Median household income
$97,653+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$138,438
Median home value
$392,900
Jobs located here
969,903
Daytime population
1,598,583Residents 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 Hennepin 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
56Hennepin County, MN502,25141.7$278K+0.2%#1,162 of 2,385

Other business types in Hennepin County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,251 salons, barbers and spas in Hennepin County. 403 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 877 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 2.2% from 2019. Official counts list 3,175 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $626.7M a year, or $1,162 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,251 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $278K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 539,493 households in Hennepin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hennepin County has 41.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $278K, 31% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Hennepin County would have about 2,946, against 2,251 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 615 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Hennepin County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Hennepin County at 1,284,784 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 539,493 households. The median household income in Hennepin County is $97,653 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.9% 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. Hennepin County scores 50 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,162 of 2,385 scored counties.

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