Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Montana
Hair salons in the Kalispell, MT area
The hair salons in the Kalispell, MT area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #269 of 538 scored small-town markets
#1 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Montana
- Listings
- 125
- 20 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $43.2M
- On personal care products and services · $976 a household
- Spending per listing
- $345K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.3
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 115,429
- +10.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 125 hair salons in the Kalispell area. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 28.3 per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Kalispell area comes to about $43.2M a year: $976 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $345K per salon, 20% 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 26 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in the Kalispell area in 2023. That is one for every 1,701 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 333 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3.7M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Kalispell area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Kalispell area from 2020 to 2025 at +10.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Kalispell area scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #269 of 538 scored small-town markets and #1 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Montana.
How the Kalispell area 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.
| Measure | Kalispell area | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.3 | 22.8 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $345K | $423K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,701 | 2,048 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.7% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $976 | $964 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $73,925 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26
- Employees, 2023
- 71
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 333Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12520 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 100The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $3.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Kalispell area, 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 the Kalispell area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 115,429+10.1% since 2020
- Households
- 44,233
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 5,087 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $73,925+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,728
- Median home value
- $535,500
- Jobs located here
- 49,504
- Daytime population
- 110,772Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Montana market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Montana for hair salons, numbered among those based in Montana, with the Kalispell area marked.
Top small-town markets in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kalispell, MT | 51 | 125 | 28.3 | $345K | +10.1% | #269 of 538 |
| 2Butte-Silver Bow, MT | 37 | 41 | 26.6 | $322K | +2.6% | #418 of 538 |
Other business types in the Kalispell area
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 spas42
- Hair salons51
- Barbershops75
- Nail salons77
- Spas and skin care40
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Kalispell, MT area?
The Kalispell area has 125 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 333 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Kalispell, MT area spend on personal care products and services?
About $43.2M a year, or $976 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 125 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $345K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,233 households in the Kalispell area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kalispell, MT area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Kalispell area has 28.3 hair salons per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $345K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Kalispell area would have about 100, against 125 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,701 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is the Kalispell, MT area growing?
Population estimates put the Kalispell area at 115,429 people in 2025, up 10.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,233 households. The median household income in the Kalispell area is $73,925 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Kalispell area scores 51 for hair salons (upper middle), #269 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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