Beauty and personal care · County · Colorado
Hair salons in Gunnison County, CO
The hair salons in Gunnison County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #720 of 2,339 scored counties
#11 of 36 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 15
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.8M
- On personal care products and services · $1,032 a household
- Spending per listing
- $585K
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.7
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,439
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,032 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Gunnison County spend about $8.8M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 15 hair salons, that is $585K per salon, 36% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 15 hair salons on map listings in Gunnison County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That is 17.7 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Gunnison County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 849 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Gunnison County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Gunnison County is 59 (upper middle), #720 of 2,339 scored counties and #11 of 36 scored counties in Colorado.
How Gunnison 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 | Gunnison County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.7 | 22.5 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $585K | $498K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 849 | 1,170 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.3% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,032 | $1,118 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $84,527 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $318K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 26Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 151 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Gunnison 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 Gunnison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,439+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 8,494
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,239 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $84,527+49.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,255
- Median home value
- $621,800
- Jobs located here
- 8,882
- Daytime population
- 16,889Residents 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 |
| 11Gunnison County, CO | 59 | 15 | 17.7 | $585K | +2.9% | #720 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Gunnison 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 spas46
- Hair salons59
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care30
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Gunnison County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 hair salons in Gunnison County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gunnison County, CO spend on personal care products and services?
About $8.8M a year, or $1,032 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $585K 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 8,494 households in Gunnison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gunnison County, CO compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Gunnison County has 17.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $585K, 36% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Gunnison County would have about 20, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 849 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Gunnison County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Gunnison County at 17,439 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,494 households. Median household income in Gunnison County is $84,527, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 49.4%, 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. Gunnison County scores 59 for hair salons (upper middle), #720 of 2,339 scored counties.
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