Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Montana
Hair salons in the Missoula, MT metro area
How the Missoula, MT metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for hair salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #109 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana
- Listings
- 103
- 14 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- +46.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $53.7M
- On personal care products and services · $979 a household
- Spending per listing
- $521K
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.8
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,698
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Missoula metro area spend about $53.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $979 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $521K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 21% 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 the Missoula metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.8, 20% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in the Missoula metro area in 2023, up 46.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,167 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 272 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $335K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Missoula metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Missoula metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Missoula metro area scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #109 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana.
How the Missoula metro 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 | Missoula metro area | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.8 | 22.8 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $521K | $423K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,167 | 2,048 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +46.9% | +16.7% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $979 | $964 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $74,989 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 47+46.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 183
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 272Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10314 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 125The 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 the Missoula metro 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 Missoula metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,698+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 54,829
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,813 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $74,989
- Average household income
- $102,725
- Median home value
- $466,400
- Jobs located here
- 67,485
- Daytime population
- 132,972Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Montana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Montana for hair salons, numbered among those based in Montana, with the Missoula metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Helena, MT | 74 | 81 | 20.8 | $490K | +7.7% | #18 of 387 |
| 2Missoula, MT | 59 | 103 | 18.8 | $521K | +4.7% | #109 of 387 |
| 3Billings, MT | 53 | 204 | 26.0 | $384K | +4.8% | #150 of 387 |
| 4Bozeman, MT | 52 | 142 | 27.7 | $399K | +7.7% | #158 of 387 |
| 5Great Falls, MT | 41 | 90 | 25.3 | $365K | +0.7% | #286 of 387 |
Other business types in the Missoula metro 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 spas51
- Hair salons59
- Barbershops64
- Nail salons72
- Spas and skin care32
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Missoula, MT metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 103 hair salons in the Missoula metro area. 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 also show 272 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Missoula, MT metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $53.7M a year, or $979 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 103 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $521K 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 54,829 households in the Missoula metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Missoula, MT metro area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Missoula metro area has 18.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $521K, 21% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Missoula metro area would have about 125, against 103 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,167 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 the Missoula, MT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Missoula metro area at 128,698 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,829 households. Median household income in the Missoula metro area is $74,989, 7% 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 Missoula metro area scores 59 for hair salons (upper middle), #109 of 387 scored metro areas.
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