Beauty and personal care · County · Montana
Hair salons in Richland County, MT
The hair salons in Richland County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,101 of 2,339 scored counties
#17 of 18 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,002 a household
- Spending per listing
- $341K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.4
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,377
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Richland County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #2,101 of 2,339 scored counties and #17 of 18 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,002 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Richland County spend about $4.4M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 13 hair salons, that is $341K per salon, 21% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Richland County has 13 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.4, 26% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Richland County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 884 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Population estimates show Richland County declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Richland 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 | Richland County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.4 | 22.8 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $341K | $423K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 884 | 2,048 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.7% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,002 | $964 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $73,084 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $91K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 43Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Richland 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 Richland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,377−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 4,422
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 2,085 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $73,084+8.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,609
- Median home value
- $263,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,317
- Daytime population
- 10,645Residents 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 |
| 17Richland County, MT | 27 | 13 | 29.4 | $341K | −1.3% | #2,101 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Richland 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 spas31
- Hair salons27
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care27
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Richland County, MT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 hair salons in Richland County. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 43 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Richland County, MT spend on personal care products and services?
About $4.4M a year, or $1,002 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 13 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $341K 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 4,422 households in Richland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Richland County, MT compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Richland County has 29.4 hair salons per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $341K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Richland County would have about 10, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 884 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Richland County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Richland County at 11,377 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,422 households. Median household income in Richland County is $73,084, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 8.8%, 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. Richland County scores 27 for hair salons (lower middle), #2,101 of 2,339 scored counties.
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