Beauty and personal care · County · Minnesota
Salons, barbers and spas in Wright County, MN
The salons, barbers and spas in Wright County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #138 of 2,385 scored counties
#11 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 159
- 32 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 58
- +5.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $63.3M
- On personal care products and services · $1,171 a household
- Spending per listing
- $398K
- 87% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.4
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,559
- +11.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Wright County is 76 (high), #138 of 2,385 scored counties and #11 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 159 salons, barbers and spas in Wright County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.4, 38% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Wright County comes to about $63.3M a year: $1,171 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 159 salons, barbers and spas, that is $398K per business, 87% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Wright County was 58 in 2023, up 5.5% from 2019. That is one for every 931 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Wright County. Population estimates show Wright County grew 11.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Wright 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 | Wright County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.4 | 35.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $398K | $310K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 931 | 814 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.5% | +3.5% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.1% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,171 | $1,091 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $107,209 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 55 → 58+5.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 287
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 409Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15932 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 297The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Wright 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 Wright County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,559+11.1% since 2020
- Households
- 54,010
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 661 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 224
- Median household income
- $107,209+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,718
- Median home value
- $358,900
- Jobs located here
- 46,489
- Daytime population
- 114,013Residents 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 Wright 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 |
| 11Wright County, MN | 76 | 159 | 29.4 | $398K | +11.1% | #138 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Wright 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 spas76
- Hair salons76
- Barbershops94
- Nail salons82
- Spas and skin care86
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 Wright County, MN?
Wright County has 159 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 32 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 5.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 409 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wright County, MN spend on personal care products and services?
About $63.3M a year, or $1,171 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 159 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $398K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,010 households in Wright County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wright County, MN compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Wright County has 29.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $398K, 87% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Wright County would have about 297, against 159 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 931 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Wright County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Wright County at 157,559 people in 2025, up 11.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,010 households. Median household income in Wright County is $107,209, 33% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Wright County scores 76 for salons, barbers and spas (high), #138 of 2,385 scored counties.
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