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💇Opening a Hair salon / barber in Minneapolis: a location research guide

Minneapolis — A Midwest twin city with strong neighbourhood retail strips connected by skyways downtown. If you're thinking about opening a hair salon / barber here, the difference between the right block and the wrong block is often a 30% revenue swing in the first year. This guide walks through what to look at on the map before you sign a lease.

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What to look at on the map

For a hair salon / barber, the location factors that matter most are different from a generic retail store. When you scan Minneapolis on the interactive map, focus on these:

🏠Residential density (500m)
Repeat customers come from 2km walk / drive.
👀Street visibility
Storefront window builds trust before walking in.
⚔️Direct competitors (1km)
Other salons within 500m split the market.
🅿️Parking nearby
Customers stay 1-2 hrs → need parking for at least that long.

Where to look in Minneapolis

Minneapolis has several commercial districts where hair salon / barber businesses tend to cluster — useful both as starting points and as references for what "busy" looks like:

Downtown
Uptown
Northeast
North Loop
Linden Hills

30 hair salon / barbers mapped in Minneapolis

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Buzz'sUnclaimed
44.9268, -93.2327
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Arce's Barber StudioUnclaimed
1406 West Lake Street Minneapolis·site
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Floyd's 99 BarbershopUnclaimed
1220 West Lake Street Minneapolis·site
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James Irving SalonUnclaimed
1608 West Lake Street
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Fantastic SamsUnclaimed
2922 Pentagon Drive Saint Anthony·site
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Great ClipsUnclaimed
45.0063, -93.2277
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hairlounge MinneapolisUnclaimed
614 West Lake Street Minneapolis·site
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Bishops Cuts/ColorUnclaimed
312 East Hennepin Avenue
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Great ClipsUnclaimed
1650 Park Place Boulevard Saint Louis Park·site
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Groveland Barber ShopUnclaimed
44.9342, -93.1861
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Euphoria SalaonUnclaimed
256 Cleveland Avenue South Saint Paul
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Glenn's Barber ShopUnclaimed
814 West 36th Street Minneapolis
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Salon GeorgeUnclaimed
856 Raymond Avenue Saint Paul·site
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Hair DistrictUnclaimed
3725 Grand Way Saint Louis Park·site
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Roosters Men's Grooming CenterUnclaimed
1683 West End Boulevard Saint Louis Park
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+ 15 more — see them all on the interactive map

Investment outlook

Before you commit, here's the real-world cost picture for a hair salon / barber:

小型: ¥10-30万. Mid-tier: ¥30-80万. High-end with named stylists: ¥80-200万.

Common rookie mistakes

The mistakes that sink first-time hair salon / barber owners aren't the ones you read about in startup blogs. The recurring ones are:

⚠Underestimating stylist poaching — your top stylist takes their book when they leave

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Ready to scan Minneapolis block by block? Open the interactive map below — every hexagon is clickable for a per-block research breakdown.

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