Beauty and personal care · County · South Dakota
Salons, barbers and spas in Butte County, SD
The salons, barbers and spas in Butte County, SD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #70 of 2,385 scored counties
#3 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 12
- 2 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.2M
- On personal care products and services · $977 a household
- Spending per listing
- $350K
- 65% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.9
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,856
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Butte County has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #70 of 2,385 scored counties and #3 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for salons, barbers and spas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 salons, barbers and spas in Butte County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 17%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 27.9 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $977 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Butte County spend about $4.2M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $350K of household spending for each business on map listings, 65% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Butte County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Butte County grew 5.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Butte County compares
The same measures for South 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 | Butte County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.9 | 35.6 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $350K | $276K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,153 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $977 | $983 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $75,652 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 74 |
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
- 38Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 122 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 Butte 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 Butte County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,856+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 4,306
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 2,250 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $75,652+62.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,122
- Median home value
- $244,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,873
- Daytime population
- 8,663Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Union County, SD | 85 | 18 | 24.6 | $442K | +3.3% | #36 of 2,385 |
| 2Meade County, SD | 80 | 25 | 20.9 | $477K | +2.7% | #65 of 2,385 |
| 3Butte County, SD | 80 | 12 | 27.9 | $350K | +5.5% | #70 of 2,385 |
| 4Lake County, SD | 73 | 10 | 21.2 | $468K | −0.2% | #203 of 2,385 |
| 5Beadle County, SD | 69 | 20 | 26.5 | $346K | +2.4% | #316 of 2,385 |
| 6Roberts County, SD | 66 | 8 | 22.1 | $416K | −0.1% | #406 of 2,385 |
| 7Brookings County, SD | 63 | 40 | 29.0 | $331K | +9.6% | #529 of 2,385 |
| 8Lincoln County, SD | 62 | 121 | 43.4 | $263K | +17.5% | #575 of 2,385 |
| 9Minnehaha County, SD | 57 | 332 | 39.1 | $258K | +7.6% | #804 of 2,385 |
| 10Yankton County, SD | 53 | 40 | 41.3 | $232K | +1.5% | #1,014 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Butte 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 spas80
- Hair salons80
- 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 Butte County, SD?
There are 12 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Butte County as of September 2026. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Butte County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 38 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Butte County, SD spend on personal care products and services?
About $4.2M a year, or $977 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $350K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,306 households in Butte County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Butte County, SD compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Butte County has 27.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $350K, 65% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Butte County would have about 20, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is Butte County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Butte County at 10,856 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,306 households. Median household income in Butte County is $75,652, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 62.7%, 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. Butte County scores 80 for salons, barbers and spas (high), #70 of 2,385 scored counties.
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