Beauty and personal care · County · North Dakota
Salons, barbers and spas in Golden Valley County, ND
How Golden Valley County, ND compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $720K
- On personal care products and services · $1,030 a household
- Spending per listing
- $120K
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 85.8
- 82% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,808
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,030 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Golden Valley County spend about $720K a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $120K per business, 44% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 6 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Golden Valley County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 85.8, 82% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Golden Valley County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Golden Valley County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Golden Valley 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 | Golden Valley County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 85.8 | 42.4 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $120K | $236K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 802 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,030 | $1,002 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $68,021 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 47 |
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
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Golden Valley 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 Golden Valley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,808+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 699
- Median age
- 49.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 1,001 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2
- Median household income
- $68,021
- Average household income
- $92,719
- Median home value
- $123,900
- Jobs located here
- 630
- Daytime population
- 1,548Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Golden Valley County, ND | Not scored | 6 | 85.8 | $120K | +4.8% |
Other business types in Golden Valley County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
- Salons, barbers and spas
- Hair salons
- 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 Golden Valley County, ND?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 salons, barbers and spas in Golden Valley County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Golden Valley County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Golden Valley County, ND spend on personal care products and services?
About $720K 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 6 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $120K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 699 households in Golden Valley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Golden Valley County, ND compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Golden Valley County has 85.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 82% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $120K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Golden Valley County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Golden Valley County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Golden Valley County at 1,808 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 699 households. The median household income in Golden Valley County is $68,021 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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