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Salons, barbers and spas in Wabasha County, MN

The salons, barbers and spas in Wabasha County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #182 of 2,385 scored counties
#15 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
23
4 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.4M
On personal care products and services · $1,030 a household
Spending per listing
$410K
93% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.1
47% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,537
+0.7% 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

The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Wabasha County is 74 (upper middle), #182 of 2,385 scored counties and #15 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for salons, barbers and spas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 23 salons, barbers and spas in Wabasha County. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.1, 47% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Wabasha County comes to about $9.4M a year: $1,030 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 23 salons, barbers and spas, that is $410K per business, 93% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Wabasha County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 1,831 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Population estimates show Wabasha County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Wabasha 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 Wabasha County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureWabasha CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.135.347.2
Spending per listing$410K$310K$213K
Households per official establishment1,831814804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.5%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,030$1,091$1,005
Median household income$82,007$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score7467

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$337K
One-person businesses, 2023
64Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
234 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
44The 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 Wabasha 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 Wabasha County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,537+0.7% since 2020
Households
9,156
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
523 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$82,007+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,189
Median home value
$264,400
Jobs located here
6,667
Daytime population
17,295Residents 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 Wabasha 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
15Wabasha County, MN742325.1$410K+0.7%#182 of 2,385

Other business types in Wabasha County

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

Questions

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

Wabasha County has 23 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 64 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $9.4M a year, or $1,030 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $410K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,156 households in Wabasha County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wabasha County has 25.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $410K, 93% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Wabasha County would have about 44, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,831 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Wabasha County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Wabasha County at 21,537 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,156 households. Median household income in Wabasha County is $82,007, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. Wabasha County scores 74 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #182 of 2,385 scored counties.

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