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Salons, barbers and spas in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area

The salons, barbers and spas in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #22 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 2 scored metro areas based in South Dakota

Listings
481
99 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
145
+27.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$127.2M
On personal care products and services · $1,038 a household
Spending per listing
$264K
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
39.3
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
314,638
+9.5% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in the Sioux Falls metro area is 71 (upper middle), #22 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 2 scored metro areas based in South Dakota. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for salons, barbers and spas.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 481 salons, barbers and spas in the Sioux Falls metro area. 99 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 39.3, 17% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Households in the Sioux Falls metro area spend about $127.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,038 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $264K per business, 24% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

In 2023, official counts showed 145 businesses with payroll in the Sioux Falls metro area classed as personal care services, up 27.2% from 2019. That is one for every 845 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Sioux Falls metro area. Population estimates show the Sioux Falls metro area grew 9.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Sioux Falls metro area 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 Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureSioux Falls metro areaSouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households39.335.647.2
Spending per listing$264K$276K$213K
Households per official establishment8451,153804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+27.2%+12.4%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,038$983$1,005
Median household income$82,754$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market score7174

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
145+27.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
956
Annual payroll, 2023
$35.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
882Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
48199 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
598The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
12
Amount
$3.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Sioux Falls metro area, 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 the Sioux Falls metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
314,638+9.5% since 2020
Households
122,517
Median age
37.2
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
3,058 sq. mi.
People per square mile
98
Median household income
$82,754
Average household income
$108,829
Median home value
$295,900
Jobs located here
172,822
Daytime population
308,393Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across South Dakota

Every South Dakota market ranked →

The highest-scoring metro areas in South Dakota for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in South Dakota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Sioux Falls metro area marked.

Top metro areas in South Dakota

Metro areas in South Dakota ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sioux Falls, SD-MN7148139.3$264K+9.5%#22 of 387
2Rapid City, SD6525340.3$245K+6.2%#50 of 387
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD5623742.7$228K+1.0%#134 of 387

Other business types in the Sioux Falls metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area?

There are 481 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in the Sioux Falls metro area as of September 2026. 99 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 145 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 27.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 882 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area spend on personal care products and services?

About $127.2M a year, or $1,038 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 481 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $264K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 122,517 households in the Sioux Falls metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

The Sioux Falls metro area has 39.3 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $264K, 24% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Sioux Falls metro area would have about 598, against 481 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 845 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Sioux Falls metro area at 314,638 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 122,517 households. Median household income in the Sioux Falls metro area is $82,754, 3% above 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 Sioux Falls metro area scores 71 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #22 of 387 scored metro areas.

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