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Hair salons in Routt County, CO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Routt County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #667 of 2,339 scored counties
#9 of 36 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
22
2 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
15
−28.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$13.5M
On personal care products and services · $1,196 a household
Spending per listing
$613K
42% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.5
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,329
+2.0% 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

At $1,196 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Routt County spend about $13.5M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $613K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 42% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

There are 22 hair salons on map listings in Routt County as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.5, 17% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Routt County classed as beauty salons, down 28.6% from 2019. That is one for every 752 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 44 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Routt County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Routt County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #667 of 2,339 scored counties and #9 of 36 scored counties in Colorado.

How Routt 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 Routt County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureRoutt CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.522.523.4
Spending per listing$613K$498K$430K
Households per official establishment7521,1701,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−28.6%+16.3%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,196$1,118$1,005
Median household income$106,489$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score6062

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 15−28.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$663K
One-person businesses, 2023
44Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
222 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The 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 Routt 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 Routt County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,329+2.0% since 2020
Households
11,281
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
2,362 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$106,489+37.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$150,721
Median home value
$854,700
Jobs located here
15,001
Daytime population
26,089Residents 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 Routt 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

Other business types in Routt County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many hair salons are in Routt County, CO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 22 hair salons in Routt County. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 28.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 44 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $13.5M a year, or $1,196 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $613K 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 11,281 households in Routt County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Routt County has 19.5 hair salons per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $613K, 42% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Routt County would have about 31, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 752 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 28.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Routt County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Routt County at 25,329 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,281 households. Median household income in Routt County is $106,489, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.5%, 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. Routt County scores 60 for hair salons (upper middle), #667 of 2,339 scored counties.

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