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Barbershops in Hill County, MT

How Hill County, MT compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.2M
On personal care products and services · $837 a household
Spending per listing
$5.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
16,167
−0.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 barbershop in Hill County. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households.

At $837 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Hill County spend about $5.2M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $5.2M per shop. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Hill County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Hill County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 barbershop on map listings, Hill County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Hill 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.

Barbershops in Hill County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureHill CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.63.55.3
Spending per listing$5.2M$2.8M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a26,99216,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/an/a+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$837$964$1,005
Median household income$52,798$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored67

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
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Hill 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 Hill County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,167−0.5% since 2020
Households
6,206
Median age
34.8
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
2,899 sq. mi.
People per square mile
6
Median household income
$52,798+7.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,118
Median home value
$202,600
Jobs located here
6,080
Daytime population
15,558Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Montana

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The highest-scoring counties in Montana for barbershops, numbered among those based in Montana, with Hill County marked.

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Gallatin County, MT90152.9$3.8M+7.7%#13 of 1,356
2Ravalli County, MT7273.8$2.5M+9.4%#188 of 1,356
3Yellowstone County, MT71263.7$2.7M+4.5%#202 of 1,356
4Missoula County, MT69163.0$3.2M+4.4%#254 of 1,356
5Flathead County, MT67194.3$2.3M+10.1%#293 of 1,356
6Lewis and Clark County, MT66154.8$2.1M+5.8%#318 of 1,356
7Silver Bow County, MT5263.9$2.2M+2.6%#644 of 1,356
8Cascade County, MT46174.8$1.9M+0.7%#805 of 1,356
Hill County, MTNot scored11.6$5.2M−0.5%

Other business types in Hill County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many barbershops are in Hill County, MT?

Hill County has 1 barbershop on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Hill County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Hill County, MT spend on personal care products and services?

About $5.2M a year, or $837 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 barbershop on map listings, it comes to $5.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,206 households in Hill County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hill County, MT compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Hill County has 1 barbershop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Hill County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Hill County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Hill County at 16,167 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,206 households. Median household income in Hill County is $52,798, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 7.1%, 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. Hill County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Hill County. It maps the barbershops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for barbershops · All 56 business types in Hill County

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