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Barbershops in Lewis and Clark County, MT
The barbershops in Lewis and Clark County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #318 of 1,356 scored counties
#6 of 8 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 15
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $31.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,006 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 75,331
- +5.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 barbershops in Lewis and Clark County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.8 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Lewis and Clark County comes to about $31.4M a year: $1,006 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 15 barbershops, that is $2.1M per shop, 11% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. 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 Lewis and Clark County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Lewis and Clark County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Lewis and Clark County is 66 (upper middle), #318 of 1,356 scored counties and #6 of 8 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lewis and Clark 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 | Lewis and Clark County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 3.5 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $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 | +5.8% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,006 | $964 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $78,237 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 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
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 152 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Lewis and Clark 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 Lewis and Clark County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 75,331+5.8% since 2020
- Households
- 31,215
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $78,237+18.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,055
- Median home value
- $393,500
- Jobs located here
- 41,168
- Daytime population
- 78,294Residents 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 Lewis and Clark 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 spas53
- Hair salons57
- Barbershops66
- Nail salons76
- Spas and skin care52
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Lewis and Clark County, MT?
Lewis and Clark County has 15 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Lewis and Clark County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lewis and Clark County, MT spend on personal care products and services?
About $31.4M a year, or $1,006 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,215 households in Lewis and Clark County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lewis and Clark County, MT compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Lewis and Clark County has 4.8 barbershops per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Lewis and Clark County would have about 17, against 15 on map listings.
How fast is Lewis and Clark County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Lewis and Clark County at 75,331 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,215 households. Median household income in Lewis and Clark County is $78,237, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.9%, 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. Lewis and Clark County scores 66 for barbershops (upper middle), #318 of 1,356 scored counties.
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