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Spas and skin care studios in Nelson County, ND

The spas and skin care studios in Nelson County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.3M
On personal care products and services · $947 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
7.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
2,963
−1.0% 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 1 spa or skin care studio in Nelson County. That is 7.5 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Nelson County comes to about $1.3M a year: $947 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each studio on map listings. 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 Nelson County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Nelson County declined 1.0%, 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 Nelson County compares

The same measures for North Dakota 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 Nelson County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureNelson CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.510.011.5
Spending per listing$1.3M$1M$876K
Households per official establishmentn/a3,9894,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.3%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$947$1,002$1,005
Median household income$67,193$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored50

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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Nelson 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 Nelson County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,963−1.0% since 2020
Households
1,338
Median age
48.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
982 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$67,193
Average household income
$100,705
Median home value
$139,700
Jobs located here
968
Daytime population
2,899Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Spas and skin care across North Dakota

Every North Dakota market ranked →

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

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1McKenzie County, ND61711.7$992K+2.8%#502 of 1,769
2Morton County, ND56107.2$1.4M+3.8%#649 of 1,769
3Grand Forks County, ND52319.9$962K+1.9%#820 of 1,769
4Burleigh County, ND485012.1$881K+4.7%#965 of 1,769
5Cass County, ND4610312.3$820K+9.1%#1,031 of 1,769
6Stark County, ND411813.3$752K+0.5%#1,221 of 1,769
7Ward County, ND40289.8$1M−2.4%#1,236 of 1,769
8Williams County, ND372214.5$744K+1.4%#1,367 of 1,769
9Stutsman County, ND271212.7$715K−0.6%#1,598 of 1,769
Nelson County, NDNot scored17.5$1.3M−1.0%

Other business types in Nelson 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 spas and skin care studios are in Nelson County, ND?

There is 1 spa or skin care studio on map listings in Nelson County as of September 2026. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. No official count is published for other personal care services in Nelson County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Nelson County, ND spend on personal care products and services?

About $1.3M a year, or $947 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 spa or skin care studio on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 1,338 households in Nelson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Nelson County has 1 spa or skin care studio on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending.

How fast is Nelson County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Nelson County at 2,963 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,338 households. Median household income in Nelson County is $67,193, 17% 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 spas and skin care studios · All 56 business types in Nelson County

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