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Hair salons in Deer Lodge County, MT

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.8M
On personal care products and services · $842 a household
Spending per listing
$942K
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.9
62% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,709
+3.0% 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

Households in Deer Lodge County spend about $3.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $842 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $942K per salon, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

There are 4 hair salons on map listings in Deer Lodge County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.9, 62% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Deer Lodge County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 22 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Deer Lodge County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Deer Lodge County compares

The same measures for Montana 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 Deer Lodge County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureDeer Lodge CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.922.823.4
Spending per listing$942K$423K$430K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,0481,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.7%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$842$964$1,005
Median household income$57,527$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored53

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
22Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Deer Lodge 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 Deer Lodge County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,709+3.0% since 2020
Households
4,473
Median age
48.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
737 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$57,527
Average household income
$72,037
Median home value
$231,700
Jobs located here
3,306
Daytime population
8,528Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Hair salons across Montana

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The highest-scoring counties in Montana for hair salons, numbered among those based in Montana, with Deer Lodge County marked.

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, MT95510.0$1.1M+9.8%#3 of 2,339
2Lake County, MT831511.9$759K+6.9%#51 of 2,339
3Sanders County, MT78611.0$763K+12.9%#98 of 2,339
4Carbon County, MT78919.3$519K+9.1%#108 of 2,339
5Park County, MT641922.7$425K+5.7%#509 of 2,339
6Fergus County, MT60917.0$511K+3.1%#681 of 2,339
7Lewis and Clark County, MT577323.4$430K+5.8%#837 of 2,339
8Ravalli County, MT574725.2$373K+9.4%#843 of 2,339
9Missoula County, MT5610319.6$503K+4.4%#870 of 2,339
10Gallatin County, MT5214227.7$399K+7.7%#1,085 of 2,339
Deer Lodge County, MTNot scored48.9$942K+3.0%

Other business types in Deer Lodge County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many hair salons are in Deer Lodge County, MT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 hair salons in Deer Lodge County. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Deer Lodge County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 22 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Deer Lodge County, MT spend on personal care products and services?

About $3.8M a year, or $842 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $942K 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 4,473 households in Deer Lodge County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Deer Lodge County, MT compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Deer Lodge County has 8.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $942K, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Deer Lodge County would have about 9, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Deer Lodge County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Deer Lodge County at 9,709 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,473 households. Median household income in Deer Lodge County is $57,527, 29% 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. 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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