Beauty and personal care · County · South Dakota
Salons, barbers and spas in Hughes County, SD
The salons, barbers and spas in Hughes County, SD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,089 of 2,385 scored counties
#11 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 25
- 9 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.3M
- On personal care products and services · $1,011 a household
- Spending per listing
- $293K
- 38% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.5
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,570
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Hughes County spend about $7.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,011 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $293K of household spending for each business on map listings, 38% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 25 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Hughes County as of September 2026. 9 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 34.5, 27% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Hughes County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 907 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 45 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Hughes County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For salons, barbers and spas, Hughes County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #1,089 of 2,385 scored counties and #11 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota.
How Hughes 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 | Hughes County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.5 | 35.6 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $293K | $276K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 907 | 1,153 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,011 | $983 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $81,395 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $759K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 45Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 259 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Hughes 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 Hughes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,570−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 7,253
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 742 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $81,395+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,105
- Median home value
- $242,000
- Jobs located here
- 10,890
- Daytime population
- 19,525Residents 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 |
| 11Hughes County, SD | 51 | 25 | 34.5 | $293K | −0.9% | #1,089 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Hughes 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 spas51
- Hair salons57
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care56
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 Hughes County, SD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 salons, barbers and spas in Hughes County. 9 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 45 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hughes County, SD spend on personal care products and services?
About $7.3M a year, or $1,011 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $293K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,253 households in Hughes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hughes County, SD compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Hughes County has 34.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $293K, 38% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Hughes County would have about 35, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 907 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Hughes County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Hughes County at 17,570 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,253 households. The median household income in Hughes County is $81,395 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Hughes County scores 51 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,089 of 2,385 scored counties.
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