Beauty and personal care · County · Colorado
Hair salons in Boulder County, CO
The hair salons in Boulder County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,315 of 2,339 scored counties
#24 of 36 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 331
- 52 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 154
- +2.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $162.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,186 a household
- Spending per listing
- $491K
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.2
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 328,560
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Boulder County spend about $162.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,186 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That works out to $491K per salon, 14% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Boulder County has 331 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 52 are chain locations, or 16%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.2, 3% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 154 businesses with payroll in Boulder County classed as beauty salons, up 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 890 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 385 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Boulder County.
Population estimates show Boulder County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Boulder County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,315 of 2,339 scored counties and #24 of 36 scored counties in Colorado.
How Boulder 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 | Boulder County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.2 | 22.5 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $491K | $498K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 890 | 1,170 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.0% | +16.3% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,186 | $1,118 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $103,994 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 151 → 154+2.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 790
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $30.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 385Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 33152 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 378The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 14
- Amount
- $3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Boulder 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 Boulder County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 328,560−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 137,008
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 726 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 453
- Median household income
- $103,994+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,846
- Median home value
- $756,300
- Jobs located here
- 190,563
- Daytime population
- 376,803Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 24Boulder County, CO | 47 | 331 | 24.2 | $491K | −0.7% | #1,315 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Boulder 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 spas37
- Hair salons47
- Barbershops57
- Nail salons55
- Spas and skin care28
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Boulder County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 331 hair salons in Boulder County. 52 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 154 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019. Official counts list 385 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Boulder County, CO spend on personal care products and services?
About $162.4M a year, or $1,186 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 331 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $491K per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 137,008 households in Boulder County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Boulder County, CO compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Boulder County has 24.2 hair salons per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $491K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Boulder County would have about 378, against 331 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 890 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Boulder County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Boulder County at 328,560 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 137,008 households. Median household income in Boulder County is $103,994, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Boulder County scores 47 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,315 of 2,339 scored counties.
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