Beauty and personal care · Metro area · North Dakota
Salons, barbers and spas in the Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in the Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #64 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 4 scored metro areas based in North Dakota
- Listings
- 160
- 33 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +6.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $41.7M
- On personal care products and services · $955 a household
- Spending per listing
- $261K
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.7
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 105,046
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Grand Forks metro area comes to about $41.7M a year: $955 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 160 salons, barbers and spas, that is $261K per business, 22% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
The Grand Forks metro area has 160 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 36.7, 22% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in the Grand Forks metro area classed as personal care services, up 6.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,247 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 229 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Grand Forks metro area grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in the Grand Forks metro area is 63 (upper middle), #64 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 4 scored metro areas based in North Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Grand Forks metro area 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 metro area | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.7 | 42.4 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $261K | $236K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,247 | 802 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.1% | +15.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $955 | $1,002 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $69,836 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35+6.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 173
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 229Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16033 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 196The 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 the Grand Forks metro area, 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 the Grand Forks metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 105,046+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 43,655
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,407 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 30
- Median household income
- $69,836+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,932
- Median home value
- $242,500
- Jobs located here
- 49,856
- Daytime population
- 105,384Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Grand Forks, ND-MN | 63 | 160 | 36.7 | $261K | +0.8% | #64 of 387 |
| 2Bismarck, ND | 51 | 263 | 47.0 | $224K | +4.5% | #184 of 387 |
| 3Fargo, ND-MN | 49 | 523 | 47.4 | $212K | +7.7% | #209 of 387 |
| 4Minot, ND | 47 | 135 | 42.5 | $238K | −2.4% | #225 of 387 |
Other business types in the Grand Forks metro area
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 spas63
- Hair salons61
- Barbershops57
- Nail salons63
- Spas and skin care55
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 the Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 160 salons, barbers and spas in the Grand Forks metro area. 33 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 6.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 229 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $41.7M a year, or $955 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 160 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $261K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,655 households in the Grand Forks metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Grand Forks metro area has 36.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $261K, 22% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Grand Forks metro area would have about 196, against 160 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,247 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Grand Forks metro area at 105,046 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,655 households. The median household income in the Grand Forks metro area is $69,836 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. The Grand Forks metro area scores 63 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #64 of 387 scored metro areas.
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