Beauty and personal care · County · Idaho
Hair salons in Boundary County, ID
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Boundary County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,394 of 2,339 scored counties
#23 of 29 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.5M
- On personal care products and services · $901 a household
- Spending per listing
- $350K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.8
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,997
- +15.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Boundary County spend about $4.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $901 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $350K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Boundary County has 13 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.8, 10% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Boundary County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,682 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Boundary County grew 15.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Boundary County is 46 (lower middle), #1,394 of 2,339 scored counties and #23 of 29 scored counties in Idaho.
How Boundary County compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Boundary County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.8 | 24.7 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $350K | $400K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,682 | 1,769 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +27.5% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +15.3% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $901 | $991 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $67,237 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $98K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Boundary 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 Boundary County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,997+15.3% since 2020
- Households
- 5,046
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 1,269 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $67,237+54.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,317
- Median home value
- $410,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,743
- Daytime population
- 12,503Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Franklin County, ID | 92 | 5 | 10.1 | $970K | +11.2% | #6 of 2,339 |
| 2Jefferson County, ID | 80 | 18 | 17.6 | $575K | +13.6% | #81 of 2,339 |
| 3Bingham County, ID | 77 | 32 | 19.8 | $490K | +6.4% | #127 of 2,339 |
| 4Teton County, ID | 74 | 12 | 25.7 | $445K | +12.9% | #194 of 2,339 |
| 5Latah County, ID | 73 | 22 | 13.5 | $668K | +5.6% | #203 of 2,339 |
| 6Canyon County, ID | 73 | 175 | 20.3 | $474K | +18.1% | #217 of 2,339 |
| 7Fremont County, ID | 72 | 8 | 17.2 | $541K | +5.9% | #244 of 2,339 |
| 8Minidoka County, ID | 69 | 14 | 17.3 | $526K | +5.7% | #332 of 2,339 |
| 9Gooding County, ID | 67 | 9 | 15.8 | $549K | +5.1% | #394 of 2,339 |
| 10Bonner County, ID | 63 | 44 | 21.7 | $435K | +14.8% | #559 of 2,339 |
| 23Boundary County, ID | 46 | 13 | 25.8 | $350K | +15.3% | #1,394 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Boundary 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 spas53
- Hair salons46
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care54
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Boundary County, ID?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 hair salons in Boundary County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 21 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Boundary County, ID spend on personal care products and services?
About $4.5M a year, or $901 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $350K 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 5,046 households in Boundary County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Boundary County, ID compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Boundary County has 25.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $350K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Boundary County would have about 11, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,682 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Boundary County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Boundary County at 13,997 people in 2025, up 15.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,046 households. Median household income in Boundary County is $67,237, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 54.8%, 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. Boundary County scores 46 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,394 of 2,339 scored counties.
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