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Spas and skin care studios in McLeod County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in McLeod County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #448 of 1,769 scored counties
#21 of 46 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
11
1 chain location (9%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$15.3M
On personal care products and services · $1,006 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
59% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.2
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,631
−0.3% 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 11 spas and skin care studios in McLeod County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.2, 37% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.

At $1,006 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in McLeod County spend about $15.3M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 59% above the U.S. figure of $876K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which spas and skin care studios share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in McLeod County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in McLeod County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. McLeod County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, ranking #448 of 1,769 scored counties and #21 of 46 scored counties in Minnesota.

How McLeod County compares

The same measures for Minnesota and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the spas and skin care studios counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Spas and skin care in McLeod County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureMcLeod CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.28.611.5
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.3M$876K
Households per official establishmentn/a4,5174,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.8%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,006$1,091$1,005
Median household income$80,084$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score6272

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
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
111 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 other personal care services in McLeod 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 McLeod County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,631−0.3% since 2020
Households
15,215
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
492 sq. mi.
People per square mile
75
Median household income
$80,084+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,958
Median home value
$246,100
Jobs located here
16,606
Daytime population
33,985Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Spas and skin care across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with McLeod County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sherburne County, MN91123.4$3.4M+6.8%#5 of 1,769
2Clay County, MN86103.8$2.7M+3.6%#21 of 1,769
3Wright County, MN86315.7$2M+11.1%#25 of 1,769
4Rice County, MN85125.1$2M+4.2%#32 of 1,769
5Le Sueur County, MN8465.2$2.1M+2.9%#37 of 1,769
6Scott County, MN82295.3$2.4M+5.1%#48 of 1,769
7Carver County, MN81338.0$1.6M+6.6%#56 of 1,769
8Cass County, MN7964.7$2M+4.2%#69 of 1,769
9Dodge County, MN7956.2$1.8M+2.3%#74 of 1,769
10Anoka County, MN78836.0$1.9M+4.7%#88 of 1,769
21McLeod County, MN62117.2$1.4M−0.3%#448 of 1,769

Other business types in McLeod County

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

Questions

How many spas and skin care studios are in McLeod County, MN?

There are 11 spas and skin care studios on map listings in McLeod County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. No official count is published for other personal care services in McLeod County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in McLeod County, MN spend on personal care products and services?

About $15.3M a year, or $1,006 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per studio. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only spas and skin care studios. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,215 households in McLeod County and national spending patterns by income.

How does McLeod County, MN compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?

McLeod County has 7.2 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.4M, 59% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, McLeod County would have about 18, against 11 on map listings.

How fast is McLeod County, MN growing?

Population estimates put McLeod County at 36,631 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,215 households. Median household income in McLeod County is $80,084, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. McLeod County scores 62 for spas and skin care studios (upper middle), #448 of 1,769 scored counties.

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