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Hair salons in Wheatland County, MT

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$719K
On personal care products and services · $814 a household
Spending per listing
$719K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
11.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
2,100
+1.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 hair salon in Wheatland County. That is 11.3 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Wheatland County comes to about $719K a year: $814 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $719K of household spending for each salon on map listings. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Wheatland County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wheatland County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Wheatland 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 Wheatland County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureWheatland CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.322.823.4
Spending per listing$719K$423K$430K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,0481,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.7%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$814$964$1,005
Median household income$49,489$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored53

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Wheatland 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 Wheatland County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,100+1.2% since 2020
Households
883
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.6
Land area
1,423 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1
Median household income
$49,489
Average household income
$65,328
Median home value
$180,800
Jobs located here
615
Daytime population
2,016Residents 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 Wheatland 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
Wheatland County, MTNot scored111.3$719K+1.2%

Other business types in Wheatland County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many hair salons are in Wheatland County, MT?

Wheatland County has 1 hair salon on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Wheatland County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $719K a year, or $814 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 hair salon on map listings, it comes to $719K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 883 households in Wheatland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wheatland County has 1 hair salon on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Wheatland County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Wheatland County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Wheatland County at 2,100 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 883 households. The median household income in Wheatland County is $49,489 a year, 39% 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Wheatland County

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