Beauty and personal care · County · South Dakota
Salons, barbers and spas in Davison County, SD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Davison County, SD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,354 of 2,385 scored counties
#13 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 38
- 13 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.1M
- On personal care products and services · $915 a household
- Spending per listing
- $214K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.7
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,069
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 salons, barbers and spas in Davison County. 13 of them (34%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 42.7 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Davison County spend about $8.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $915 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $214K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Davison County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 1,780 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 83 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Davison County grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Davison County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,354 of 2,385 scored counties and #13 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota.
How Davison 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 | Davison County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.7 | 35.6 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $214K | $276K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,780 | 1,153 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $915 | $983 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $66,208 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $697K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 83Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3813 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The 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 Davison 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 Davison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,069+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 8,899
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 436 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $66,208+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,188
- Median home value
- $205,800
- Jobs located here
- 12,476
- Daytime population
- 21,213Residents 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 |
| 13Davison County, SD | 47 | 38 | 42.7 | $214K | +0.6% | #1,354 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Davison 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 spas47
- Hair salons39
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care45
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 Davison County, SD?
Davison County has 38 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 83 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Davison County, SD spend on personal care products and services?
About $8.1M a year, or $915 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $214K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,899 households in Davison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Davison County, SD compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Davison County has 42.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $214K, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,780 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Davison County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Davison County at 20,069 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,899 households. Median household income in Davison County is $66,208, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Davison County scores 47 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,354 of 2,385 scored counties.
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