Beauty and personal care · County · Colorado
Salons, barbers and spas in Arapahoe County, CO
How Arapahoe County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,687 of 2,385 scored counties
#26 of 36 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 1,462
- 234 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 479
- +20.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $296.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,153 a household
- Spending per listing
- $203K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 56.8
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 673,820
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,153 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in Arapahoe County spend about $296.6M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $203K of household spending for each business on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 1,462 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Arapahoe County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 56.8 for every 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Arapahoe County was 479 in 2023, up 20.1% from 2019. That is one for every 537 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 2,604 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 39 SBA-backed loans worth $10.7M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Arapahoe County.
Population estimates show Arapahoe County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Arapahoe County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,687 of 2,385 scored counties and #26 of 36 scored counties in Colorado.
How Arapahoe 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 salons, barbers and spas 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 | Arapahoe County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 56.8 | 49.6 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $203K | $226K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 537 | 616 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.1% | +21.5% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,153 | $1,118 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $101,087 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 399 → 479+20.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,197
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $77.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,604Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,462234 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,395The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 39
- Amount
- $10.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 673,820+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 257,232
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 798 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 827
- Median household income
- $101,087+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,289
- Median home value
- $561,200
- Jobs located here
- 352,398
- Daytime population
- 677,507Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elbert County, CO | 90 | 21 | 21.0 | $618K | +16.5% | #9 of 2,385 |
| 2Weld County, CO | 72 | 441 | 35.5 | $308K | +14.2% | #237 of 2,385 |
| 3Grand County, CO | 67 | 19 | 25.4 | $416K | +4.8% | #367 of 2,385 |
| 4Adams County, CO | 63 | 747 | 39.6 | $277K | +6.6% | #539 of 2,385 |
| 5Broomfield County, CO | 61 | 136 | 42.8 | $299K | +6.3% | #614 of 2,385 |
| 6Teller County, CO | 60 | 38 | 32.0 | $323K | 0.0% | #638 of 2,385 |
| 7Morgan County, CO | 58 | 46 | 41.6 | $217K | +4.2% | #763 of 2,385 |
| 8Chaffee County, CO | 58 | 51 | 51.7 | $199K | +6.9% | #765 of 2,385 |
| 9Montezuma County, CO | 57 | 44 | 39.0 | $231K | +3.0% | #810 of 2,385 |
| 10Douglas County, CO | 56 | 772 | 55.2 | $252K | +10.9% | #850 of 2,385 |
| 26Arapahoe County, CO | 41 | 1,462 | 56.8 | $203K | +2.8% | #1,687 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Arapahoe 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 spas41
- Hair salons56
- Barbershops57
- Nail salons47
- Spas and skin care36
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many salons, barbers and spas are in Arapahoe County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,462 salons, barbers and spas in Arapahoe County. 234 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 479 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 20.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 2,604 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Arapahoe County, CO spend on personal care products and services?
About $296.6M a year, or $1,153 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,462 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $203K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 257,232 households in Arapahoe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Arapahoe County, CO compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Arapahoe County has 56.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $203K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Arapahoe County would have about 1,395, against 1,462 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 537 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Arapahoe County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Arapahoe County at 673,820 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 257,232 households. The median household income in Arapahoe County is $101,087 a year, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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. Arapahoe County scores 41 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,687 of 2,385 scored counties.
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