Beauty and personal care · County · Minnesota
Salons, barbers and spas in Kanabec County, MN
The salons, barbers and spas in Kanabec County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #50 of 2,385 scored counties
#3 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.2M
- On personal care products and services · $948 a household
- Spending per listing
- $622K
- 2.9 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.2
- 68% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,628
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Kanabec County has a Groundwork market score of 82 (high): #50 of 2,385 scored counties and #3 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for salons, barbers and spas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 salons, barbers and spas in Kanabec County. None of them are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 15.2 for every 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Kanabec County comes to about $6.2M a year: $948 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $622K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Kanabec County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Kanabec County. Population estimates put the population change in Kanabec County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Kanabec 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 | Kanabec County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.2 | 35.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $622K | $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 | +3.6% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $948 | $1,091 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $71,460 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 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
- 42Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Kanabec 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 Kanabec County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,628+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 6,564
- Median age
- 45.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 522 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $71,460+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,428
- Median home value
- $228,100
- Jobs located here
- 4,304
- Daytime population
- 13,380Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Kanabec County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Kanabec 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 spas82
- Hair salons80
- 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 Kanabec County, MN?
There are 10 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Kanabec County as of September 2026. None of them 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 Kanabec County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 42 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kanabec County, MN spend on personal care products and services?
About $6.2M 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 10 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $622K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,564 households in Kanabec County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kanabec County, MN compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Kanabec County has 15.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $622K, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Kanabec County would have about 29, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Kanabec County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Kanabec County at 16,628 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,564 households. Median household income in Kanabec County is $71,460, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.0%, 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. Kanabec County scores 82 for salons, barbers and spas (high), #50 of 2,385 scored counties.
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