Beauty and personal care · County · Colorado
Hair salons in Arapahoe County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Arapahoe County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #877 of 2,339 scored counties
#13 of 36 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 615
- 103 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 221
- +8.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $296.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,153 a household
- Spending per listing
- $482K
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.9
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 673,820
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 615 hair salons in Arapahoe County. 103 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 23.9 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in Arapahoe County spend about $296.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,153 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That works out to $482K per salon, 12% above the U.S. figure of $430K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 221 businesses with payroll in Arapahoe County classed as beauty salons, up 8.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,164 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 1,386 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 23 SBA-backed loans worth $6.4M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Arapahoe County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Arapahoe County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Arapahoe County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #877 of 2,339 scored counties and #13 of 36 scored counties in Colorado.
How Arapahoe 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 hair salons 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 | Arapahoe County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.9 | 22.5 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $482K | $498K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,164 | 1,170 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.9% | +16.3% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,153 | $1,118 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $101,087 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 203 → 221+8.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 730
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,386Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 615103 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 689The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 23
- Amount
- $6.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 673,820+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 257,232
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 798 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 827
- Median household income
- $101,087+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,289
- Median home value
- $561,200
- Jobs located here
- 352,398
- Daytime population
- 677,507Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for hair salons, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Arapahoe County marked.
Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elbert County, CO | 86 | 11 | 11.0 | $1.2M | +16.5% | #28 of 2,339 |
| 2Weld County, CO | 83 | 198 | 15.9 | $686K | +14.2% | #53 of 2,339 |
| 3Adams County, CO | 76 | 349 | 18.5 | $593K | +6.6% | #142 of 2,339 |
| 4Broomfield County, CO | 68 | 65 | 20.5 | $626K | +6.3% | #355 of 2,339 |
| 5Douglas County, CO | 68 | 321 | 22.9 | $607K | +10.9% | #357 of 2,339 |
| 6Montezuma County, CO | 68 | 20 | 17.7 | $508K | +3.0% | #368 of 2,339 |
| 7Grand County, CO | 64 | 12 | 16.1 | $659K | +4.8% | #479 of 2,339 |
| 8Pueblo County, CO | 61 | 129 | 18.8 | $478K | +0.6% | #643 of 2,339 |
| 9Routt County, CO | 60 | 22 | 19.5 | $613K | +2.0% | #667 of 2,339 |
| 10Chaffee County, CO | 60 | 27 | 27.4 | $377K | +6.9% | #706 of 2,339 |
| 13Arapahoe County, CO | 56 | 615 | 23.9 | $482K | +2.8% | #877 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Arapahoe 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 spas41
- Hair salons56
- Barbershops57
- Nail salons47
- Spas and skin care36
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Arapahoe County, CO?
Arapahoe County has 615 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 103 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 221 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 8.9% from 2019. Official counts list 1,386 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Arapahoe County, CO spend on personal care products and services?
About $296.6M a year, or $1,153 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 615 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $482K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 257,232 households in Arapahoe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Arapahoe County, CO compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Arapahoe County has 23.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $482K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Arapahoe County would have about 689, against 615 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,164 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Arapahoe County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Arapahoe County at 673,820 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 257,232 households. The median household income in Arapahoe County is $101,087 a year, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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. Arapahoe County scores 56 for hair salons (upper middle), #877 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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