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Barbershops in Gallatin County, MT
The barbershops in Gallatin County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 90 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #13 of 1,356 scored counties
#1 of 8 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 15
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $56.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,107 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,740
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
Gallatin County scores 90 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #13 of 1,356 scored counties and #1 of 8 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for barbershops.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Gallatin County comes to about $56.7M a year: $1,107 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 15 barbershops, that is $3.8M per shop, twice the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 15 barbershops on map listings in Gallatin County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.9, 45% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Gallatin County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Gallatin County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Gallatin County compares
The same measures for Montana 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 | Gallatin County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 3.5 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $2.8M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 26,992 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | n/a | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,107 | $964 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $93,528 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 90 | 67 |
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
- 26Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 151 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Gallatin 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 Gallatin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,740+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 51,215
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,605 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $93,528+40.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,508
- Median home value
- $667,600
- Jobs located here
- 70,333
- Daytime population
- 127,514Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gallatin County, MT | 90 | 15 | 2.9 | $3.8M | +7.7% | #13 of 1,356 |
| 2Ravalli County, MT | 72 | 7 | 3.8 | $2.5M | +9.4% | #188 of 1,356 |
| 3Yellowstone County, MT | 71 | 26 | 3.7 | $2.7M | +4.5% | #202 of 1,356 |
| 4Missoula County, MT | 69 | 16 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +4.4% | #254 of 1,356 |
| 5Flathead County, MT | 67 | 19 | 4.3 | $2.3M | +10.1% | #293 of 1,356 |
| 6Lewis and Clark County, MT | 66 | 15 | 4.8 | $2.1M | +5.8% | #318 of 1,356 |
| 7Silver Bow County, MT | 52 | 6 | 3.9 | $2.2M | +2.6% | #644 of 1,356 |
| 8Cascade County, MT | 46 | 17 | 4.8 | $1.9M | +0.7% | #805 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Gallatin 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 spas48
- Hair salons52
- Barbershops90
- Nail salons80
- Spas and skin care39
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Gallatin County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 barbershops in Gallatin County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Gallatin County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gallatin County, MT spend on personal care products and services?
About $56.7M a year, or $1,107 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 51,215 households in Gallatin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gallatin County, MT compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Gallatin County has 2.9 barbershops per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.8M, twice the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Gallatin County would have about 30, against 15 on map listings.
How fast is Gallatin County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Gallatin County at 128,740 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,215 households. The median household income in Gallatin County is $93,528 a year, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.9% 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. Gallatin County scores 90 for barbershops (very high), #13 of 1,356 scored counties.
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