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Hair salons in Park County, MT

The hair salons in Park County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #509 of 2,339 scored counties
#5 of 18 scored counties in Montana

Listings
19
4 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.1M
On personal care products and services · $966 a household
Spending per listing
$425K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.7
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,214
+5.7% 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

Households in Park County spend about $8.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $966 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $425K 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 19 hair salons on map listings in Park County as of September 2026. 4 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 22.7 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Park County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,789 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 47 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Park County grew 5.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Park County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #509 of 2,339 scored counties and #5 of 18 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Park 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 Park County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasurePark CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.722.823.4
Spending per listing$425K$423K$430K
Households per official establishment2,7892,0481,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.7%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$966$964$1,005
Median household income$70,047$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market score6453

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
3
Annual payroll, 2023
$62K
One-person businesses, 2023
47Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
194 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 Park 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 Park County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,214+5.7% since 2020
Households
8,366
Median age
47.2
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
2,803 sq. mi.
People per square mile
6
Median household income
$70,047+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,941
Median home value
$467,500
Jobs located here
6,631
Daytime population
15,758Residents 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 Park 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 Park County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Park County, MT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 19 hair salons in Park County. 4 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 47 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $8.1M a year, or $966 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $425K 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 8,366 households in Park County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Park County has 22.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $425K, 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 2,789 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.

How fast is Park County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Park County at 18,214 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,366 households. Median household income in Park County is $70,047, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.0%, 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. Park County scores 64 for hair salons (upper middle), #509 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 Park County

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