Beauty and personal care · County · New York
Hair salons in Montgomery County, NY
The hair salons in Montgomery County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #639 of 2,339 scored counties
#20 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 36
- 8 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.6M
- On personal care products and services · $898 a household
- Spending per listing
- $489K
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.4
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,046
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 36 hair salons in Montgomery County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 22%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.4, 21% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in Montgomery County spend about $17.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $898 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 36 hair salons, that is $489K per salon, 14% above the U.S. figure of $430K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Montgomery County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 3,267 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 76 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Montgomery County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #639 of 2,339 scored counties and #20 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Montgomery County compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Montgomery County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.4 | 21.6 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $489K | $495K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,267 | 1,081 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $898 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $64,943 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 48
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 76Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 368 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,046+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 19,603
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 403 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 123
- Median household income
- $64,943+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,002
- Median home value
- $157,500
- Jobs located here
- 18,287
- Daytime population
- 48,064Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sullivan County, NY | 82 | 35 | 11.1 | $879K | +2.7% | #60 of 2,339 |
| 2Otsego County, NY | 77 | 39 | 16.8 | $550K | +3.8% | #126 of 2,339 |
| 3Rensselaer County, NY | 76 | 99 | 14.8 | $696K | −0.2% | #134 of 2,339 |
| 4Schenectady County, NY | 76 | 117 | 17.5 | $574K | +3.0% | #145 of 2,339 |
| 5Wayne County, NY | 72 | 52 | 13.5 | $696K | +0.1% | #232 of 2,339 |
| 6Tompkins County, NY | 71 | 63 | 14.6 | $679K | −1.4% | #256 of 2,339 |
| 7Ulster County, NY | 69 | 114 | 15.3 | $685K | +1.1% | #308 of 2,339 |
| 8Schoharie County, NY | 68 | 23 | 17.9 | $522K | +1.4% | #364 of 2,339 |
| 9Yates County, NY | 67 | 13 | 13.7 | $695K | −0.8% | #383 of 2,339 |
| 10Columbia County, NY | 64 | 38 | 14.3 | $735K | −2.1% | #474 of 2,339 |
| 20Montgomery County, NY | 61 | 36 | 18.4 | $489K | +1.1% | #639 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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 spas53
- Hair salons61
- Barbershops29
- Nail salons53
- Spas and skin care66
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Montgomery County, NY?
Montgomery County has 36 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 76 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Montgomery County, NY spend on personal care products and services?
About $17.6M a year, or $898 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $489K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,603 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, NY compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Montgomery County has 18.4 hair salons per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $489K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 41, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,267 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 50,046 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,603 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $64,943 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Montgomery County scores 61 for hair salons (upper middle), #639 of 2,339 scored counties.
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