Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Colorado
Hair salons in the Montrose, CO area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in the Montrose, CO area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #192 of 538 scored small-town markets
#6 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado
- Listings
- 41
- 6 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.9M
- On personal care products and services · $935 a household
- Spending per listing
- $412K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.7
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,591
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Montrose area spend about $16.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $935 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $412K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 41 hair salons on map listings in the Montrose area as of September 2026. 6 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.7, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in the Montrose area in 2023. That is one for every 2,008 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 108 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show the Montrose area grew 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in the Montrose area is 57 (upper middle), #192 of 538 scored small-town markets and #6 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado.
How the Montrose area 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 | Montrose area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.7 | 22.5 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $412K | $498K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,008 | 1,170 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.3% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $935 | $1,118 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $72,120 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $686K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 108Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 416 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The 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 the Montrose area, 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 the Montrose area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,591+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,069
- Median age
- 46.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,241 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $72,120
- Average household income
- $89,726
- Median home value
- $388,400
- Jobs located here
- 15,713
- Daytime population
- 41,442Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Colorado for hair salons, numbered among those based in Colorado, with the Montrose area marked.
Top small-town markets in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Steamboat Springs, CO | 61 | 34 | 20.4 | $544K | +0.9% | #136 of 538 |
| 2Alamosa, CO | 61 | 19 | 16.6 | $490K | +2.1% | #139 of 538 |
| 3Durango, CO | 61 | 53 | 21.7 | $482K | +2.2% | #140 of 538 |
| 4Breckenridge, CO | 57 | 38 | 24.4 | $492K | +1.1% | #185 of 538 |
| 5Cañon City, CO | 57 | 38 | 21.1 | $417K | +2.4% | #190 of 538 |
| 6Montrose, CO | 57 | 41 | 22.7 | $412K | +4.1% | #192 of 538 |
| 7Fort Morgan, CO | 57 | 28 | 25.3 | $357K | +4.2% | #195 of 538 |
| 8Rifle, CO | 53 | 81 | 24.8 | $442K | +1.2% | #242 of 538 |
| 9Edwards, CO | 47 | 55 | 24.9 | $472K | −2.4% | #308 of 538 |
| 10Sterling, CO | 41 | 15 | 18.3 | $456K | −2.7% | #364 of 538 |
Other business types in the Montrose area
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 spas49
- Hair salons57
- Barbershops53
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care52
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Montrose, CO area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 41 hair salons in the Montrose area. 6 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 108 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Montrose, CO area spend on personal care products and services?
About $16.9M a year, or $935 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $412K 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 18,069 households in the Montrose area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Montrose, CO area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Montrose area has 22.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $412K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Montrose area would have about 39, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,008 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is the Montrose, CO area growing?
Population estimates put the Montrose area at 44,591 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,069 households. Median household income in the Montrose area is $72,120, 11% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Montrose area scores 57 for hair salons (upper middle), #192 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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