Beauty and personal care · County · Idaho
Hair salons in Elmore County, ID
The hair salons in Elmore County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #894 of 2,339 scored counties
#17 of 29 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 25
- 3 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10M
- On personal care products and services · $904 a household
- Spending per listing
- $400K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.6
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,465
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 hair salons in Elmore County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 12%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 22.6 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Elmore County comes to about $10M a year: $904 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 25 hair salons, that is $400K per salon, 7% below 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.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Elmore County in 2023. That is one for every 3,689 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 71 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Elmore County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Elmore County is 56 (upper middle), #894 of 2,339 scored counties and #17 of 29 scored counties in Idaho.
How Elmore 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 | Elmore County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.6 | 24.7 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $400K | $400K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,689 | 1,769 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +27.5% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $904 | $991 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $65,359 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 8
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $93K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 71Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 253 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Elmore 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 Elmore County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,465+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 11,067
- Median age
- 35.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,075 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $65,359+39.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,615
- Median home value
- $316,500
- Jobs located here
- 6,488
- Daytime population
- 25,305Residents 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 |
| 17Elmore County, ID | 56 | 25 | 22.6 | $400K | +2.8% | #894 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Elmore 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 spas69
- Hair salons56
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care68
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Elmore County, ID?
There are 25 hair salons on map listings in Elmore County as of September 2026. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 71 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Elmore County, ID spend on personal care products and services?
About $10M a year, or $904 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $400K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,067 households in Elmore County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elmore County, ID compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Elmore County has 22.6 hair salons per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $400K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Elmore County would have about 23, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,689 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Elmore County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Elmore County at 29,465 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,067 households. The median household income in Elmore County is $65,359 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.5% 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. Elmore County scores 56 for hair salons (upper middle), #894 of 2,339 scored counties.
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