Beauty and personal care · County · North Dakota
Salons, barbers and spas in Grand Forks County, ND
How Grand Forks 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 · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,463 of 2,385 scored counties
#8 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 130
- 30 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- +10.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $29.8M
- On personal care products and services · $953 a household
- Spending per listing
- $229K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.5
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,501
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Grand Forks County comes to about $29.8M a year: $953 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $229K of household spending for each business on map listings, 8% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Grand Forks County has 130 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 30 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 41.5, 12% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Grand Forks County in 2023, up 10.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,010 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 153 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Grand Forks County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Grand Forks County is 45 (lower middle), #1,463 of 2,385 scored counties and #8 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota.
How Grand Forks 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 | Grand Forks County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.5 | 42.4 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $229K | $236K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,010 | 802 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.7% | +15.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $953 | $1,002 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $68,075 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 31+10.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 161
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 153Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13030 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 140The 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 Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,501+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 31,295
- Median age
- 33.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,436 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $68,075+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,591
- Median home value
- $252,700
- Jobs located here
- 38,188
- Daytime population
- 77,655Residents 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 Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks 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 spas45
- Hair salons54
- Barbershops57
- Nail salons56
- Spas and skin care52
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 Grand Forks County, ND?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 130 salons, barbers and spas in Grand Forks County. 30 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 10.7% from 2019. Official counts list 153 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Grand Forks County, ND spend on personal care products and services?
About $29.8M a year, or $953 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 130 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $229K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,295 households in Grand Forks County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grand Forks County, ND compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Grand Forks County has 41.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $229K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Grand Forks County would have about 140, against 130 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,010 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Grand Forks County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Grand Forks County at 74,501 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,295 households. The median household income in Grand Forks County is $68,075 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Grand Forks County scores 45 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,463 of 2,385 scored counties.
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