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Salons, barbers and spas in Hand County, SD

How Hand County, SD compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.4M
On personal care products and services · $967 a household
Spending per listing
$453K
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.4
55% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
3,121
−0.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 salons, barbers and spas in Hand County. That comes to 21.4 for every 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Households in Hand County spend about $1.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $967 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $453K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $213K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Hand County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Hand County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Hand 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Hand County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureHand CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.435.647.2
Spending per listing$453K$276K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,153804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.4%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$967$983$1,005
Median household income$74,635$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored74

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
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Hand 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 Hand County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,121−0.7% since 2020
Households
1,405
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,437 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$74,635
Average household income
$101,745
Median home value
$159,300
Jobs located here
1,382
Daytime population
3,003Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across South Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Hand County marked.

Top counties in South Dakota

Counties in South Dakota ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Union County, SD851824.6$442K+3.3%#36 of 2,385
2Meade County, SD802520.9$477K+2.7%#65 of 2,385
3Butte County, SD801227.9$350K+5.5%#70 of 2,385
4Lake County, SD731021.2$468K−0.2%#203 of 2,385
5Beadle County, SD692026.5$346K+2.4%#316 of 2,385
6Roberts County, SD66822.1$416K−0.1%#406 of 2,385
7Brookings County, SD634029.0$331K+9.6%#529 of 2,385
8Lincoln County, SD6212143.4$263K+17.5%#575 of 2,385
9Minnehaha County, SD5733239.1$258K+7.6%#804 of 2,385
10Yankton County, SD534041.3$232K+1.5%#1,014 of 2,385
Hand County, SDNot scored321.4$453K−0.7%

Other business types in Hand County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Hand County, SD?

There are 3 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Hand County as of September 2026. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Hand County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Hand County, SD spend on personal care products and services?

About $1.4M a year, or $967 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $453K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,405 households in Hand County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hand County, SD compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Hand County has 21.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $453K, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Hand County would have about 6, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Hand County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Hand County at 3,121 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,405 households. Median household income in Hand County is $74,635, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Hand County

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