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Hair salons in Jefferson County, MT

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 95 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #3 of 2,339 scored counties
#1 of 18 scored counties in Montana

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.5M
On personal care products and services · $1,106 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
2.6 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.0
57% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,329
+9.8% 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

For hair salons, Jefferson County has a Groundwork market score of 95 (very high): #3 of 2,339 scored counties and #1 of 18 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for hair salons.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Jefferson County comes to about $5.5M a year: $1,106 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5 hair salons, that is $1.1M per salon, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

Jefferson County has 5 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 10.0 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Jefferson County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Jefferson County grew 9.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.022.823.4
Spending per listing$1.1M$423K$430K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,0481,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.7%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,106$964$1,005
Median household income$95,490$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market score9553

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
24Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,329+9.8% since 2020
Households
4,996
Median age
45.7
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.6
Land area
1,657 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$95,490+37.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$123,428
Median home value
$446,900
Jobs located here
2,743
Daytime population
10,190Residents 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 Jefferson 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

Other business types in Jefferson County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Jefferson County, MT?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 hair salons in Jefferson County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Jefferson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $5.5M a year, or $1,106 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 4,996 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jefferson County has 10.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $1.1M, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 13, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Jefferson County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 13,329 people in 2025, up 9.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,996 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $95,490, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.1%, 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. Jefferson County scores 95 for hair salons (very high), #3 of 2,339 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for hair salons · All 56 business types in Jefferson County

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