Beauty and personal care · County · Colorado
Hair salons in Mesa County, CO
How Mesa County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for hair salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,487 of 2,339 scored counties
#29 of 36 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 169
- 35 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- +11.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $63.4M
- On personal care products and services · $962 a household
- Spending per listing
- $375K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.7
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 162,845
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $962 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Mesa County spend about $63.4M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $375K per salon, 13% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 169 hair salons on map listings in Mesa County as of September 2026. Of those, 35 are chain locations, or 21%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 25.7 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Mesa County was 47 in 2023, up 11.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,401 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 403 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mesa County grew 4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Mesa County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,487 of 2,339 scored counties and #29 of 36 scored counties in Colorado.
How Mesa 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 | Mesa County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.7 | 22.5 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $375K | $498K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,401 | 1,170 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.9% | +16.3% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $962 | $1,118 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $73,658 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42 → 47+11.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 215
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 403Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16935 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 147The 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 Mesa 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 Mesa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 162,845+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 65,830
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,329 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $73,658+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,145
- Median home value
- $378,600
- Jobs located here
- 65,394
- Daytime population
- 156,691Residents 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 |
| 29Mesa County, CO | 44 | 169 | 25.7 | $375K | +4.4% | #1,487 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Mesa 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 spas43
- Hair salons44
- Barbershops65
- Nail salons69
- Spas and skin care47
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Mesa County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 169 hair salons in Mesa County. 35 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 11.9% from 2019. Official counts list 403 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mesa County, CO spend on personal care products and services?
About $63.4M a year, or $962 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 169 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $375K 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 65,830 households in Mesa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mesa County, CO compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Mesa County has 25.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $375K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Mesa County would have about 147, against 169 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,401 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Mesa County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Mesa County at 162,845 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,830 households. Median household income in Mesa County is $73,658, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. Mesa County scores 44 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,487 of 2,339 scored counties.
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