Beauty and personal care · County · North Dakota
Salons, barbers and spas in Stark County, ND
How Stark 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,906 of 2,385 scored counties
#12 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 65
- 8 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,000 a household
- Spending per listing
- $208K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 48.0
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,013
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Stark County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,906 of 2,385 scored counties and #12 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 65 salons, barbers and spas in Stark County. 8 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 48.0 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Stark County comes to about $13.5M a year: $1,000 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $208K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Stark County in 2023. That is one for every 677 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $328K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Stark County. Population estimates show Stark County grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Stark 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 | Stark County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 48.0 | 42.4 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $208K | $236K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 677 | 802 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,000 | $1,002 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $84,449 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 71
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 114Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 658 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 64The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $328K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Stark 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 Stark County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,013+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 13,537
- Median age
- 36.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,335 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $84,449+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,478
- Median home value
- $271,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,400
- Daytime population
- 33,106Residents 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 Stark 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 |
| 12Stark County, ND | 36 | 65 | 48.0 | $208K | +0.5% | #1,906 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Stark 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 spas36
- Hair salons44
- Barbershops51
- Nail salons46
- Spas and skin care41
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 Stark County, ND?
Stark County has 65 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 114 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Stark County, ND spend on personal care products and services?
About $13.5M a year, or $1,000 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $208K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,537 households in Stark County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stark County, ND compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Stark County has 48.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $208K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Stark County would have about 64, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 677 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Stark County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Stark County at 34,013 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,537 households. Median household income in Stark County is $84,449, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.2%, 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. Stark County scores 36 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,906 of 2,385 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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