Beauty and personal care · County · Montana
Hair salons in Missoula County, MT
The hair salons in Missoula County, MT, 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 #870 of 2,339 scored counties
#9 of 18 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 103
- 14 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- +46.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $51.8M
- On personal care products and services · $983 a household
- Spending per listing
- $503K
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.6
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 123,513
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Missoula County comes to about $51.8M a year: $983 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $503K per salon, 17% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 103 hair salons on map listings in Missoula County as of September 2026. 14 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 19.6 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 47 businesses with payroll in Missoula County classed as beauty salons, up 46.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,121 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 265 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $335K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Missoula County.
Population estimates put the population change in Missoula County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Missoula County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #870 of 2,339 scored counties and #9 of 18 scored counties in Montana.
How Missoula 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 | Missoula County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.6 | 22.8 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $503K | $423K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,121 | 2,048 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +46.9% | +16.7% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $983 | $964 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $75,598 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 47+46.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 183
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 265Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10314 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 120The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $335K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Missoula 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 Missoula County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 123,513+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 52,679
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,593 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $75,598+39.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,306
- Median home value
- $472,100
- Jobs located here
- 66,258
- Daytime population
- 128,477Residents 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 Missoula 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 spas45
- Hair salons56
- Barbershops69
- Nail salons73
- Spas and skin care35
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Missoula County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 103 hair salons in Missoula County. 14 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 46.9% from 2019. Official counts list 265 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Missoula County, MT spend on personal care products and services?
About $51.8M a year, or $983 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 103 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $503K 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 52,679 households in Missoula County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Missoula County, MT compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Missoula County has 19.6 hair salons per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $503K, 17% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Missoula County would have about 120, against 103 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,121 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 46.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Missoula County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Missoula County at 123,513 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,679 households. Median household income in Missoula County is $75,598, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.8%, 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. Missoula County scores 56 for hair salons (upper middle), #870 of 2,339 scored counties.
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