Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · South Dakota
Salons, barbers and spas in the Spearfish, SD area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in the Spearfish, SD area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #289 of 538 scored small-town markets
#7 of 9 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota
- Listings
- 55
- 8 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.4M
- On personal care products and services · $948 a household
- Spending per listing
- $208K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 45.6
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,459
- +14.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Spearfish area spend about $11.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $948 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $208K per business, 2% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 55 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in the Spearfish area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 45.6, 3% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in the Spearfish area classed as personal care services. That is one for every 753 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 87 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $696K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Spearfish area.
Population estimates show the Spearfish area grew 14.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Spearfish area scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #289 of 538 scored small-town markets and #7 of 9 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota.
How the Spearfish 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.
| Measure | Spearfish area | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 45.6 | 35.6 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $208K | $276K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 753 | 1,153 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $948 | $983 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $73,384 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16
- Employees, 2023
- 49
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 87Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 558 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $696K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Spearfish 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 Spearfish area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,459+14.0% since 2020
- Households
- 12,054
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 800 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $73,384+39.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,174
- Median home value
- $346,500
- Jobs located here
- 13,155
- Daytime population
- 27,824Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Huron, SD | 81 | 20 | 26.5 | $346K | +2.4% | #7 of 538 |
| 2Brookings, SD | 68 | 40 | 29.0 | $331K | +9.6% | #63 of 538 |
| 3Mitchell, SD | 62 | 41 | 37.4 | $249K | +0.6% | #122 of 538 |
| 4Pierre, SD | 59 | 27 | 31.6 | $319K | −0.5% | #155 of 538 |
| 5Yankton, SD | 58 | 40 | 41.3 | $232K | +1.5% | #170 of 538 |
| 6Aberdeen, SD | 56 | 64 | 35.7 | $269K | −1.5% | #199 of 538 |
| 7Spearfish, SD | 49 | 55 | 45.6 | $208K | +14.0% | #289 of 538 |
| 8Vermillion, SD | 45 | 24 | 43.3 | $204K | +0.2% | #336 of 538 |
| 9Watertown, SD | 37 | 70 | 55.9 | $167K | +4.3% | #424 of 538 |
Other business types in the Spearfish area
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 spas49
- Hair salons60
- Barbershops
- Nail salons64
- Spas and skin care41
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 the Spearfish, SD area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 55 salons, barbers and spas in the Spearfish area. 8 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 87 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Spearfish, SD area spend on personal care products and services?
About $11.4M a year, or $948 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $208K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,054 households in the Spearfish area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Spearfish, SD area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Spearfish area has 45.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $208K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Spearfish area would have about 54, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 753 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is the Spearfish, SD area growing?
Population estimates put the Spearfish area at 29,459 people in 2025, up 14.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,054 households. The median household income in the Spearfish area is $73,384 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.4% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Spearfish area scores 49 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #289 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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