Beauty and personal care · County · South Dakota
Spas and skin care studios in Minnehaha County, SD
The spas and skin care studios in Minnehaha County, SD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #486 of 1,769 scored counties
#1 of 13 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 67
- 12 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $85.8M
- On personal care products and services · $1,011 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 46% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 212,691
- +7.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 67 spas and skin care studios in Minnehaha County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 7.9 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Minnehaha County comes to about $85.8M a year: $1,011 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per studio, 46% 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.
Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Minnehaha County in 2023. That is one for every 3,141 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Minnehaha County.
Population estimates put the population change in Minnehaha County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Minnehaha County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, ranking #486 of 1,769 scored counties and #1 of 13 scored counties in South Dakota.
How Minnehaha 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 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.
| Measure | Minnehaha County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 8.6 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.1M | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,141 | 4,202 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.5% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,011 | $983 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $76,880 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 27
- Employees, 2023
- 215
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6712 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 98The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Minnehaha 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 Minnehaha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 212,691+7.6% since 2020
- Households
- 84,814
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 807 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 252
- Median household income
- $76,880+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,921
- Median home value
- $287,600
- Jobs located here
- 135,684
- Daytime population
- 228,682Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Minnehaha County marked.
Top counties in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Minnehaha County, SD | 61 | 67 | 7.9 | $1.3M | +7.6% | #486 of 1,769 |
| 2Union County, SD | 61 | 8 | 10.9 | $995K | +3.3% | #501 of 1,769 |
| 3Brookings County, SD | 59 | 10 | 7.2 | $1.3M | +9.6% | #552 of 1,769 |
| 4Hughes County, SD | 56 | 6 | 8.3 | $1.2M | −0.9% | #661 of 1,769 |
| 5Lincoln County, SD | 56 | 33 | 11.8 | $963K | +17.5% | #674 of 1,769 |
| 6Davison County, SD | 45 | 8 | 9.0 | $1M | +0.6% | #1,055 of 1,769 |
| 7Brown County, SD | 44 | 14 | 8.6 | $1.1M | −1.7% | #1,084 of 1,769 |
| 8Beadle County, SD | 43 | 8 | 10.6 | $865K | +2.4% | #1,141 of 1,769 |
| 9Pennington County, SD | 41 | 62 | 13.4 | $735K | +6.6% | #1,222 of 1,769 |
| 10Clay County, SD | 39 | 5 | 9.0 | $981K | +0.2% | #1,276 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Minnehaha 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 spas57
- Hair salons62
- Barbershops77
- Nail salons69
- Spas and skin care61
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many spas and skin care studios are in Minnehaha County, SD?
Minnehaha County has 67 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.
How much do households in Minnehaha County, SD spend on personal care products and services?
About $85.8M 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 67 spas and skin care studios 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 84,814 households in Minnehaha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Minnehaha County, SD compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Minnehaha County has 7.9 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.3M, 46% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Minnehaha County would have about 98, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,141 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.
How fast is Minnehaha County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Minnehaha County at 212,691 people in 2025, up 7.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,814 households. Median household income in Minnehaha County is $76,880, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.5%, 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. Minnehaha County scores 61 for spas and skin care studios (upper middle), #486 of 1,769 scored counties.
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