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Barbershops in Silver Bow County, MT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Silver Bow County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #644 of 1,356 scored counties
#7 of 8 scored counties in Montana

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$13.2M
On personal care products and services · $856 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,118
+2.6% 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

At $856 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Silver Bow County spend about $13.2M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 17% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 6 barbershops on map listings in Silver Bow County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Silver Bow County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Silver Bow County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Silver Bow County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #644 of 1,356 scored counties and #7 of 8 scored counties in Montana.

How Silver Bow 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 Silver Bow County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureSilver Bow CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.93.55.3
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.8M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a26,99216,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/an/a+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$856$964$1,005
Median household income$61,754$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market score5267

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
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Silver Bow 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 Silver Bow County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,118+2.6% since 2020
Households
15,419
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
718 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$61,754+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,950
Median home value
$255,200
Jobs located here
17,312
Daytime population
35,343Residents 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 Silver Bow 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

Other business types in Silver Bow County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Silver Bow County, MT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 barbershops in Silver Bow County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Silver Bow County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $13.2M a year, or $856 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 15,419 households in Silver Bow County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Silver Bow County has 3.9 barbershops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.2M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Silver Bow County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Silver Bow County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Silver Bow County at 36,118 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,419 households. The median household income in Silver Bow County is $61,754 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.1% 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. Silver Bow County scores 52 for barbershops (upper middle), #644 of 1,356 scored counties.

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