Beauty and personal care · County · North Dakota
Salons, barbers and spas in Barnes County, ND
The salons, barbers and spas in Barnes County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #773 of 2,385 scored counties
#3 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 14
- 2 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.5M
- On personal care products and services · $925 a household
- Spending per listing
- $324K
- 52% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.5
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,573
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 salons, barbers and spas in Barnes County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 28.5, 40% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $925 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Barnes County spend about $4.5M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 14 salons, barbers and spas, that is $324K per business, 52% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Barnes County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 1,636 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 37 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Barnes County declined 2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Barnes County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #773 of 2,385 scored counties and #3 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota.
How Barnes County compares
The same measures for North Dakota 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 | Barnes County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.5 | 42.4 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $324K | $236K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,636 | 802 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $925 | $1,002 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $68,038 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 4
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $166K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 142 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Barnes 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 Barnes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,573−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 4,908
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,492 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7
- Median household income
- $68,038+16.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,055
- Median home value
- $173,700
- Jobs located here
- 4,766
- Daytime population
- 10,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Barnes County marked.
Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1McKenzie County, ND | 77 | 17 | 28.3 | $409K | +2.8% | #120 of 2,385 |
| 2Richland County, ND | 69 | 23 | 33.6 | $296K | +1.2% | #323 of 2,385 |
| 3Barnes County, ND | 57 | 14 | 28.5 | $324K | −2.7% | #773 of 2,385 |
| 4Walsh County, ND | 52 | 9 | 20.5 | $465K | −3.3% | #1,027 of 2,385 |
| 5Morton County, ND | 51 | 56 | 40.2 | $252K | +3.8% | #1,109 of 2,385 |
| 6Ramsey County, ND | 49 | 17 | 31.4 | $290K | −0.4% | #1,204 of 2,385 |
| 7Williams County, ND | 47 | 66 | 43.6 | $248K | +1.4% | #1,334 of 2,385 |
| 8Grand Forks County, ND | 45 | 130 | 41.5 | $229K | +1.9% | #1,463 of 2,385 |
| 9Burleigh County, ND | 45 | 206 | 49.9 | $214K | +4.7% | #1,477 of 2,385 |
| 10Cass County, ND | 42 | 455 | 54.2 | $186K | +9.1% | #1,646 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Barnes 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 spas57
- Hair salons55
- 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 Barnes County, ND?
There are 14 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Barnes County as of September 2026. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Barnes County, ND spend on personal care products and services?
About $4.5M a year, or $925 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $324K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,908 households in Barnes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barnes County, ND compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Barnes County has 28.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $324K, 52% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Barnes County would have about 21, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,636 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Barnes County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Barnes County at 10,573 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,908 households. Median household income in Barnes County is $68,038, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.6%, 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. Barnes County scores 57 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #773 of 2,385 scored counties.
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