Beauty and personal care · County · South Dakota
Salons, barbers and spas in Codington County, SD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Codington County, SD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,876 of 2,385 scored counties
#17 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 70
- 13 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.7M
- On personal care products and services · $936 a household
- Spending per listing
- $167K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 55.9
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,562
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Codington County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,876 of 2,385 scored counties and #17 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Codington County spend about $11.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $936 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 70 salons, barbers and spas, that is $167K per business, 21% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 70 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Codington County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 55.9 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Codington County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 895 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Codington County grew 4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Codington 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 | Codington County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 55.9 | 35.6 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $167K | $276K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 895 | 1,153 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $936 | $983 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $72,727 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 85
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 92Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7013 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The 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 Codington 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 Codington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,562+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 12,526
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 688 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $72,727+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,805
- Median home value
- $237,700
- Jobs located here
- 16,302
- Daytime population
- 29,337Residents 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 |
| 17Codington County, SD | 37 | 70 | 55.9 | $167K | +4.3% | #1,876 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Codington 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 spas37
- Hair salons35
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care36
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 Codington County, SD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 70 salons, barbers and spas in Codington County. 13 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 92 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Codington County, SD spend on personal care products and services?
About $11.7M a year, or $936 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $167K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,526 households in Codington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Codington County, SD compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Codington County has 55.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $167K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Codington County would have about 55, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 895 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Codington County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Codington County at 29,562 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,526 households. The median household income in Codington County is $72,727 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% 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. Codington County scores 37 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,876 of 2,385 scored counties.
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