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Beauty and personal care · County · Colorado

Hair salons in Custer County, CO

The hair salons in Custer County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.5M
On personal care products and services · $954 a household
Spending per listing
$850K
97% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.2
52% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
5,590
+18.3% 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 3 hair salons in Custer County. That is 11.2 per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Households in Custer County spend about $2.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $954 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $850K per salon, 97% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Custer County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Custer County grew 18.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Custer 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.

Hair salons in Custer County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureCuster CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.222.523.4
Spending per listing$850K$498K$430K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,1701,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.3%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+18.3%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$954$1,118$1,005
Median household income$72,674$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored62

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
11Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
32 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 beauty salons in Custer 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 Custer County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,590+18.3% since 2020
Households
2,672
Median age
55.3
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
739 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$72,674
Average household income
$95,408
Median home value
$392,100
Jobs located here
1,060
Daytime population
4,671Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Hair salons across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for hair salons, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Custer County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Elbert County, CO861111.0$1.2M+16.5%#28 of 2,339
2Weld County, CO8319815.9$686K+14.2%#53 of 2,339
3Adams County, CO7634918.5$593K+6.6%#142 of 2,339
4Broomfield County, CO686520.5$626K+6.3%#355 of 2,339
5Douglas County, CO6832122.9$607K+10.9%#357 of 2,339
6Montezuma County, CO682017.7$508K+3.0%#368 of 2,339
7Grand County, CO641216.1$659K+4.8%#479 of 2,339
8Pueblo County, CO6112918.8$478K+0.6%#643 of 2,339
9Routt County, CO602219.5$613K+2.0%#667 of 2,339
10Chaffee County, CO602727.4$377K+6.9%#706 of 2,339
Custer County, CONot scored311.2$850K+18.3%

Other business types in Custer County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many hair salons are in Custer County, CO?

Custer County has 3 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Custer County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Custer County, CO spend on personal care products and services?

About $2.5M a year, or $954 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $850K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,672 households in Custer County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Custer County, CO compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Custer County has 11.2 hair salons per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $850K, 97% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Custer County would have about 6, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Custer County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Custer County at 5,590 people in 2025, up 18.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,672 households. The median household income in Custer County is $72,674 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for hair salons · All 56 business types in Custer County

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