Beauty and personal care · County · Montana
Hair salons in Ravalli County, MT
The hair salons in Ravalli County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #843 of 2,339 scored counties
#8 of 18 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 47
- 5 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.6M
- On personal care products and services · $941 a household
- Spending per listing
- $373K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.2
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,582
- +9.4% since 2020
See the hair salons around any address in Ravalli County
The site report maps the hair salons on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Ravalli County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Ravalli County comes to about $17.6M a year: $941 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $373K per salon, 13% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 47 hair salons on map listings in Ravalli County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 25.2 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Ravalli County in 2023. That is one for every 2,666 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 130 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ravalli County grew 9.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Ravalli County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #843 of 2,339 scored counties and #8 of 18 scored counties in Montana.
How Ravalli 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 | Ravalli County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.2 | 22.8 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $373K | $423K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,666 | 2,048 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.7% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $941 | $964 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $71,283 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $486K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 130Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 475 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The 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 Ravalli 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 Ravalli County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,582+9.4% since 2020
- Households
- 18,661
- Median age
- 48.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 2,391 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $71,283+34.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,389
- Median home value
- $476,600
- Jobs located here
- 14,115
- Daytime population
- 42,116Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Ravalli County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the hair salons on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Ravalli County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardHair salons across Montana
Every Montana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Montana for hair salons, numbered among those based in Montana, with Ravalli County marked.
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 Ravalli 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 spas58
- Hair salons57
- Barbershops72
- Nail salons82
- Spas and skin care61
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Ravalli County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 47 hair salons in Ravalli County. 5 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 130 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ravalli County, MT spend on personal care products and services?
About $17.6M a year, or $941 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $373K 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 18,661 households in Ravalli County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ravalli County, MT compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Ravalli County has 25.2 hair salons per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $373K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Ravalli County would have about 41, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,666 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Ravalli County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Ravalli County at 48,582 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,661 households. Median household income in Ravalli County is $71,283, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.4%, 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. Ravalli County scores 57 for hair salons (upper middle), #843 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Ravalli County. It maps the hair salons on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for hair salons · All 56 business types in Ravalli County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Ravalli County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Ravalli County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.