Beauty and personal care · County · North Dakota
Salons, barbers and spas in Walsh County, ND
The salons, barbers and spas in Walsh County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,027 of 2,385 scored counties
#4 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 9
- 2 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.2M
- On personal care products and services · $951 a household
- Spending per listing
- $465K
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.5
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,179
- −3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Walsh County spend about $4.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $951 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $465K per business, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 9 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Walsh County as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 20.5 per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Walsh County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 733 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Walsh County declined 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Walsh County is 52 (upper middle), #1,027 of 2,385 scored counties and #4 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota.
How Walsh 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 | Walsh County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.5 | 42.4 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $465K | $236K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 733 | 802 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.3% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $951 | $1,002 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $71,944 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $44K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 92 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Walsh 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 Walsh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,179−3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 4,400
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,282 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 8
- Median household income
- $71,944+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,230
- Median home value
- $132,700
- Jobs located here
- 4,797
- Daytime population
- 10,251Residents 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 |
Other business types in Walsh 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 spas52
- Hair salons50
- 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 Walsh County, ND?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 salons, barbers and spas in Walsh County. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 15 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Walsh County, ND spend on personal care products and services?
About $4.2M a year, or $951 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $465K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,400 households in Walsh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Walsh County, ND compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Walsh County has 20.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $465K, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Walsh County would have about 20, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 733 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Walsh County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Walsh County at 10,179 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,400 households. The median household income in Walsh County is $71,944 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Walsh County scores 52 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,027 of 2,385 scored counties.
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