Beauty and personal care · County · Minnesota
Salons, barbers and spas in Nobles County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Nobles County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,952 of 2,385 scored counties
#66 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 35
- 9 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.3M
- On personal care products and services · $946 a household
- Spending per listing
- $207K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 45.6
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,338
- +0.6% since 2020
See the salons, barbers and spas around any address in Nobles County
The site report maps the salons, barbers and spas on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Nobles County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Nobles County is 35 (lower middle), #1,952 of 2,385 scored counties and #66 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Nobles County spend about $7.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $946 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 35 salons, barbers and spas, that is $207K per business, 2% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Nobles County has 35 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 45.6 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Nobles County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 767 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Nobles County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Nobles 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 | Nobles County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 45.6 | 35.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $207K | $310K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 767 | 814 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.5% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $946 | $1,091 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $66,101 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $605K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 56Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 359 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 Nobles 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 Nobles County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,338+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 7,674
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 715 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $66,101+19.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,038
- Median home value
- $197,200
- Jobs located here
- 10,543
- Daytime population
- 21,293Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Nobles County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the salons, barbers and spas on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Nobles County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSalons, barbers and spas across Minnesota
Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Nobles 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 |
| 66Nobles County, MN | 35 | 35 | 45.6 | $207K | +0.6% | #1,952 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Nobles 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 spas35
- Hair salons28
- Barbershops
- Nail salons40
- 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 Nobles County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 salons, barbers and spas in Nobles County. 9 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 56 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Nobles County, MN spend on personal care products and services?
About $7.3M a year, or $946 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $207K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,674 households in Nobles County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nobles County, MN compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Nobles County has 45.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $207K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Nobles County would have about 34, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 767 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Nobles County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Nobles County at 22,338 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,674 households. The median household income in Nobles County is $66,101 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.5% 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. Nobles County scores 35 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,952 of 2,385 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Nobles County. It maps the salons, barbers and spas on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Nobles County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Nobles County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Nobles County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.