Beauty and personal care · County · Montana
Hair salons in Lewis and Clark County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Lewis and Clark County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #837 of 2,339 scored counties
#7 of 18 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 73
- 14 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $31.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,006 a household
- Spending per listing
- $430K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 75,331
- +5.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,006 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Lewis and Clark County spend about $31.4M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 73 hair salons, that is $430K per salon, in line with the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 73 hair salons on map listings in Lewis and Clark County as of September 2026. 14 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 23.4 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Lewis and Clark County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 1,643 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 178 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lewis and Clark County grew 5.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Lewis and Clark County is 57 (upper middle), #837 of 2,339 scored counties and #7 of 18 scored counties in Montana.
How Lewis and Clark 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.
| Measure | Lewis and Clark County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.4 | 22.8 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $430K | $423K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,643 | 2,048 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.7% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.8% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,006 | $964 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $78,237 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 73
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 178Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7314 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 73The 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 Lewis and Clark 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 Lewis and Clark County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 75,331+5.8% since 2020
- Households
- 31,215
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $78,237+18.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,055
- Median home value
- $393,500
- Jobs located here
- 41,168
- Daytime population
- 78,294Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, MT | 95 | 5 | 10.0 | $1.1M | +9.8% | #3 of 2,339 |
| 2Lake County, MT | 83 | 15 | 11.9 | $759K | +6.9% | #51 of 2,339 |
| 3Sanders County, MT | 78 | 6 | 11.0 | $763K | +12.9% | #98 of 2,339 |
| 4Carbon County, MT | 78 | 9 | 19.3 | $519K | +9.1% | #108 of 2,339 |
| 5Park County, MT | 64 | 19 | 22.7 | $425K | +5.7% | #509 of 2,339 |
| 6Fergus County, MT | 60 | 9 | 17.0 | $511K | +3.1% | #681 of 2,339 |
| 7Lewis and Clark County, MT | 57 | 73 | 23.4 | $430K | +5.8% | #837 of 2,339 |
| 8Ravalli County, MT | 57 | 47 | 25.2 | $373K | +9.4% | #843 of 2,339 |
| 9Missoula County, MT | 56 | 103 | 19.6 | $503K | +4.4% | #870 of 2,339 |
| 10Gallatin County, MT | 52 | 142 | 27.7 | $399K | +7.7% | #1,085 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Lewis and Clark 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 salons57
- Barbershops66
- Nail salons76
- Spas and skin care52
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Lewis and Clark County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 73 hair salons in Lewis and Clark County. 14 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 178 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lewis and Clark County, MT spend on personal care products and services?
About $31.4M a year, or $1,006 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $430K 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 31,215 households in Lewis and Clark County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lewis and Clark County, MT compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Lewis and Clark County has 23.4 hair salons per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $430K, in line with the U.S. figure of $430K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,643 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Lewis and Clark County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Lewis and Clark County at 75,331 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,215 households. Median household income in Lewis and Clark County is $78,237, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.9%, 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. Lewis and Clark County scores 57 for hair salons (upper middle), #837 of 2,339 scored counties.
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