Beauty and personal care · County · Colorado
Salons, barbers and spas in Boulder County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Boulder County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,854 of 2,385 scored counties
#30 of 36 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 743
- 134 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 280
- +7.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $162.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,186 a household
- Spending per listing
- $219K
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 54.2
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 328,560
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Boulder County is 37 (lower middle), #1,854 of 2,385 scored counties and #30 of 36 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 743 salons, barbers and spas in Boulder County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 54.2 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Boulder County spend about $162.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,186 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That works out to $219K per business, 3% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Boulder County was 280 in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 489 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 26 SBA-backed loans worth $11.3M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Boulder County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Boulder County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Boulder 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 | Boulder County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 54.2 | 49.6 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $219K | $226K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 489 | 616 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.7% | +21.5% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,186 | $1,118 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $103,994 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 260 → 280+7.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,567
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $58.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 729Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 743134 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 764The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 26
- Amount
- $11.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Boulder 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 Boulder County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 328,560−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 137,008
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 726 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 453
- Median household income
- $103,994+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,846
- Median home value
- $756,300
- Jobs located here
- 190,563
- Daytime population
- 376,803Residents 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 |
| 30Boulder County, CO | 37 | 743 | 54.2 | $219K | −0.7% | #1,854 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Boulder 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 spas37
- Hair salons47
- Barbershops57
- Nail salons55
- Spas and skin care28
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 Boulder County, CO?
There are 743 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Boulder County as of September 2026. 134 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 280 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019. Official counts list 729 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Boulder County, CO spend on personal care products and services?
About $162.4M a year, or $1,186 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 743 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $219K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 137,008 households in Boulder County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Boulder County, CO compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Boulder County has 54.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $219K, 3% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Boulder County would have about 764, against 743 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 489 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Boulder County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Boulder County at 328,560 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 137,008 households. Median household income in Boulder County is $103,994, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Boulder County scores 37 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,854 of 2,385 scored counties.
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