Beauty and personal care · County · Colorado
Hair salons in Larimer County, CO
The hair salons in Larimer County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #777 of 2,339 scored counties
#12 of 36 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 352
- 58 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 132
- +36.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $169.3M
- On personal care products and services · $1,098 a household
- Spending per listing
- $481K
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.8
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 377,292
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 352 hair salons in Larimer County. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 22.8 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in Larimer County spend about $169.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,098 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $481K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Larimer County was 132 in 2023, up 36.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,168 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 664 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $642K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Larimer County.
Population estimates put the population change in Larimer County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Larimer County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #777 of 2,339 scored counties and #12 of 36 scored counties in Colorado.
How Larimer 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 | Larimer County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.8 | 22.5 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $481K | $498K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,168 | 1,170 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +36.1% | +16.3% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,098 | $1,118 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $93,765 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 97 → 132+36.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 797
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $29.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 664Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 35258 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 394The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $642K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Larimer 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 Larimer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 377,292+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 154,232
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,596 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 142
- Median household income
- $93,765+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $122,442
- Median home value
- $569,100
- Jobs located here
- 161,552
- Daytime population
- 361,475Residents 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 Larimer 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 |
| 12Larimer County, CO | 58 | 352 | 22.8 | $481K | +4.8% | #777 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Larimer 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 salons58
- Barbershops58
- Nail salons67
- Spas and skin care38
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Larimer County, CO?
There are 352 hair salons on map listings in Larimer County as of September 2026. 58 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 132 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 36.1% from 2019. Official counts list 664 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Larimer County, CO spend on personal care products and services?
About $169.3M a year, or $1,098 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 352 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $481K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 154,232 households in Larimer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Larimer County, CO compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Larimer County has 22.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $481K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Larimer County would have about 394, against 352 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,168 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Larimer County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Larimer County at 377,292 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 154,232 households. The median household income in Larimer County is $93,765 a year, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% 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. Larimer County scores 58 for hair salons (upper middle), #777 of 2,339 scored counties.
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