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1,521 beauty salons, 88 barber shops, 1,884 dentists' offices and 748 fitness and recreational sports centers: that is the 2023 County Business Patterns picture of Minnesota's employer businesses that run on appointments.
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Minnesota by the numbers
In Minnesota, 1,521 beauty salons and 88 barber shops had at least one paid employee in 2023 (County Business Patterns 2023). Per 100,000 residents that is 26.4 salons, 18th of 51, and 1.5 barbershops, 35th of 51. Illinois sits closest to Minnesota on salon density, at 26.5.
Hennepin County led Minnesota with 464 employer beauty salons, ahead of Ramsey County (138), Dakota County (117), Washington County (109) and Anoka County (89). Hennepin County had the most barber shops, 31. County Business Patterns publishes a barber shop row for 8 of the 87 Minnesota counties; the rest have none in its county file.
Across the six codes closest to the trades BookAndGo serves, Minnesota had 5,231 employer establishments in 2023. Beyond salons and barbers, that includes 1,884 offices of dentists, 748 fitness and recreational sports centers, 479 offices of all other miscellaneous health practitioners (the code that holds massage therapists' offices, among others) and 511 other personal care services establishments (the code that holds day spas). Minnesota ranks 27th on that last group per resident.
The Census Bureau population estimate for Minnesota was 5,793,151 on July 1, 2024, up 1.5 percent from the April 2020 base of 5,706,692 and 22nd among the 50 states and DC. Nearest in size is Colorado, with 5,957,493 people, 2,029 salons and 189 barber shops.
BookAndGo has city pages for Minneapolis. In County Business Patterns 2023, the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro had 78 barber shops and 1,133 beauty salons. Metro figures cover every county in the Census metro definition, including any across a state line.
Read Minnesota's 1,521 salons and 88 barber shops as floors: CBP excludes businesses with no paid employees, which is how many barbers, stylists and massage therapists work.
For barber shops, Minnesota (1.5 per 100,000) sits between New Mexico (1.6) and California (1.5). For other personal care services (the code that includes day spas), Minnesota (8.9 per 100,000) sits between Illinois (9.0) and Texas (8.6).
Minnesota on two more rates: dentists' offices 32.7 per 100,000 (34th; neighbors Georgia 33.1 and Maine 32.7); fitness and recreational sports centers 13.0 per 100,000 (21st; neighbors North Carolina 13.0 and Illinois 12.8).
Minnesota county counts, 2023: dentists' offices, Hennepin County 472, Ramsey County 182 and Dakota County 173; other personal care services, Hennepin County 160 and Dakota County 58; fitness and recreational sports centers, Hennepin County 231, Dakota County 63 and Ramsey County 63.
Among Minnesota's 511 other personal care services establishments, 332 (65 percent) had fewer than five staff, against 331 of 748 fitness and recreational sports centers and 533 of 1,884 dentists' offices.
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Frequently asked
How many beauty salons are there in Minnesota?
County Business Patterns 2023 counted 1,521 beauty salons with paid employees in Minnesota, plus 88 barber shops. Salons and barbers with no payroll are not included, so the real number is higher.
Which Minnesota county has the most salons?
Hennepin County, with 464 employer beauty salons in 2023, or 31 percent of the Minnesota total.
How many fitness centers and dental offices are in Minnesota?
748 fitness and recreational sports centers and 1,884 offices of dentists had paid employees in Minnesota in 2023, by County Business Patterns.
Are most Minnesota salons small?
949 of Minnesota's 1,521 employer beauty salons, 62 percent, had fewer than five employees in 2023; for barber shops it was 76 of 88.
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