Beauty and personal care · County · Colorado
Nail salons in Montrose County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Montrose County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #627 of 1,328 scored counties
#14 of 21 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 10
- 4 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.9M
- On personal care products and services · $935 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,591
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 nail salons in Montrose County. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
At $935 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Montrose County spend about $16.9M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.7M per salon, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.7M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which nail salons share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Montrose County classed as nail salons. That is one for every 4,517 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Montrose County grew 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Montrose County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #627 of 1,328 scored counties and #14 of 21 scored counties in Colorado.
How Montrose County compares
The same measures for Colorado and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the nail 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 | Montrose County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.1M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,517 | 3,213 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.3% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $935 | $1,118 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $72,120 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $972K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 104 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 nail salons in Montrose 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 Montrose County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,591+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,069
- Median age
- 46.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,241 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $72,120+42.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,726
- Median home value
- $388,400
- Jobs located here
- 15,713
- Daytime population
- 41,442Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Garfield County, CO | 81 | 5 | 2.1 | $5M | +2.7% | #33 of 1,328 |
| 2Weld County, CO | 81 | 48 | 3.9 | $2.8M | +14.2% | #39 of 1,328 |
| 3La Plata County, CO | 80 | 6 | 2.5 | $4.3M | +2.2% | #46 of 1,328 |
| 4Mesa County, CO | 69 | 29 | 4.4 | $2.2M | +4.4% | #178 of 1,328 |
| 5Larimer County, CO | 67 | 77 | 5.0 | $2.2M | +4.8% | #215 of 1,328 |
| 6Routt County, CO | 65 | 7 | 6.2 | $1.9M | +2.0% | #271 of 1,328 |
| 7Adams County, CO | 64 | 93 | 4.9 | $2.2M | +6.6% | #298 of 1,328 |
| 8Douglas County, CO | 60 | 102 | 7.3 | $1.9M | +10.9% | #400 of 1,328 |
| 9El Paso County, CO | 59 | 150 | 5.2 | $2.1M | +3.2% | #424 of 1,328 |
| 10Broomfield County, CO | 59 | 20 | 6.3 | $2M | +6.3% | #427 of 1,328 |
| 14Montrose County, CO | 52 | 10 | 5.5 | $1.7M | +4.1% | #627 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Montrose 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 spas47
- Hair salons53
- Barbershops45
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care47
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Montrose County, CO?
Montrose County has 10 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Montrose County, CO spend on personal care products and services?
About $16.9M a year, or $935 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,069 households in Montrose County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montrose County, CO compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Montrose County has 5.5 nail salons per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.7M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,517 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Montrose County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Montrose County at 44,591 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,069 households. The median household income in Montrose County is $72,120 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.8% 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. Montrose County scores 52 for nail salons (upper middle), #627 of 1,328 scored counties.
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