Beauty and personal care · County · Colorado
Barbershops in Montrose County, CO
How Montrose County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #841 of 1,356 scored counties
#15 of 17 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $16.9M
- On personal care products and services · $935 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,591
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $935 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Montrose County spend about $16.9M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Montrose County has 12 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Montrose County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Montrose County grew 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Montrose County is 45 (lower middle), #841 of 1,356 scored counties and #15 of 17 scored counties in Colorado.
How Montrose County compares
The same measures for Colorado and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the barbershops 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 | Montrose County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2.5M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 12,562 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.3% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $935 | $1,118 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $72,120 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 58 |
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
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 barber shops in Montrose 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 Montrose County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,591+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,069
- Median age
- 46.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,241 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $72,120+42.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,726
- Median home value
- $388,400
- Jobs located here
- 15,713
- Daytime population
- 41,442Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Douglas County, CO | 82 | 39 | 2.8 | $5M | +10.9% | #55 of 1,356 |
| 2Garfield County, CO | 78 | 8 | 3.4 | $3.1M | +2.7% | #93 of 1,356 |
| 3Adams County, CO | 74 | 87 | 4.6 | $2.4M | +6.6% | #158 of 1,356 |
| 4La Plata County, CO | 73 | 9 | 3.7 | $2.8M | +2.2% | #166 of 1,356 |
| 5Weld County, CO | 67 | 54 | 4.3 | $2.5M | +14.2% | #291 of 1,356 |
| 6Mesa County, CO | 65 | 26 | 3.9 | $2.4M | +4.4% | #335 of 1,356 |
| 7Jefferson County, CO | 59 | 107 | 4.4 | $2.7M | −0.5% | #461 of 1,356 |
| 8Denver County, CO | 59 | 158 | 4.7 | $2.4M | +3.2% | #467 of 1,356 |
| 9Larimer County, CO | 58 | 76 | 4.9 | $2.2M | +4.8% | #489 of 1,356 |
| 10Boulder County, CO | 57 | 55 | 4.0 | $3M | −0.7% | #512 of 1,356 |
| 15Montrose County, CO | 45 | 12 | 6.6 | $1.4M | +4.1% | #841 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Montrose 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 spas47
- Hair salons53
- Barbershops45
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care47
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Montrose County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 barbershops in Montrose County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Montrose County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Montrose County, CO spend on personal care products and services?
About $16.9M a year, or $935 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per shop. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,069 households in Montrose County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montrose County, CO compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Montrose County has 6.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.4M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Montrose County would have about 9, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is Montrose County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Montrose County at 44,591 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,069 households. The median household income in Montrose County is $72,120 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Montrose County scores 45 for barbershops (lower middle), #841 of 1,356 scored counties.
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