Beauty and personal care · County · Minnesota
Salons, barbers and spas in Itasca County, MN
How Itasca County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #605 of 2,385 scored counties
#39 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 55
- 10 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.4M
- On personal care products and services · $937 a household
- Spending per listing
- $316K
- 49% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.7
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,404
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 55 salons, barbers and spas in Itasca County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.7, 37% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Itasca County spend about $17.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $937 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $316K per business, 49% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Itasca County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 1,426 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 98 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Itasca County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Itasca County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #605 of 2,385 scored counties and #39 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Itasca 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 | Itasca County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.7 | 35.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $316K | $310K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,426 | 814 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.5% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $937 | $1,091 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $68,603 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 50
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 98Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5510 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 82The 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 Itasca 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 Itasca County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,404+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 18,541
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,668 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 17
- Median household income
- $68,603+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,664
- Median home value
- $225,200
- Jobs located here
- 16,336
- Daytime population
- 40,939Residents 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 |
| 39Itasca County, MN | 61 | 55 | 29.7 | $316K | +0.9% | #605 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Itasca 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 spas61
- Hair salons53
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care62
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 Itasca County, MN?
There are 55 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Itasca County as of September 2026. 10 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 98 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Itasca County, MN spend on personal care products and services?
About $17.4M a year, or $937 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $316K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,541 households in Itasca County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Itasca County, MN compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Itasca County has 29.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $316K, 49% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Itasca County would have about 82, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,426 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Itasca County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Itasca County at 45,404 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,541 households. Median household income in Itasca County is $68,603, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Itasca County scores 61 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #605 of 2,385 scored counties.
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