Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Colorado
Salons, barbers and spas in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area
How the Colorado Springs, CO metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #238 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado
- Listings
- 1,542
- 229 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 462
- +35.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $326.2M
- On personal care products and services · $1,080 a household
- Spending per listing
- $212K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 51.1
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 781,796
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,080 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in the Colorado Springs metro area spend about $326.2M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $212K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K.
The Colorado Springs metro area has 1,542 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 229 are chain locations, or 15%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 51.1 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Colorado Springs metro area was 462 in 2023, up 35.9% from 2019. That is one for every 654 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 2,566 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 34 SBA-backed loans worth $9.4M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Colorado Springs metro area.
Population estimates show the Colorado Springs metro area grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, the Colorado Springs metro area has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #238 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado.
How the Colorado Springs metro area 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 | Colorado Springs metro area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 51.1 | 49.6 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $212K | $226K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 654 | 616 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +35.9% | +21.5% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,080 | $1,118 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $90,144 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 462+35.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,302
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $74M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,566Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,542229 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,534The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 34
- Amount
- $9.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Colorado Springs metro area, 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 the Colorado Springs metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 781,796+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 302,050
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,684 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 286
- Median household income
- $90,144+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,390
- Median home value
- $461,800
- Jobs located here
- 292,224
- Daytime population
- 748,721Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Greeley, CO | 84 | 441 | 35.5 | $308K | +14.2% | #2 of 387 |
| 2Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 53 | 6,357 | 52.0 | $226K | +4.1% | #159 of 387 |
| 3Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 51 | 781 | 50.6 | $217K | +4.8% | #186 of 387 |
| 4Pueblo, CO | 49 | 289 | 42.2 | $214K | +0.6% | #208 of 387 |
| 5Colorado Springs, CO | 46 | 1,542 | 51.1 | $212K | +3.1% | #238 of 387 |
| 6Grand Junction, CO | 45 | 308 | 46.8 | $206K | +4.4% | #250 of 387 |
| 7Boulder, CO | 40 | 743 | 54.2 | $219K | −0.7% | #294 of 387 |
Other business types in the Colorado Springs metro area
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 spas46
- Hair salons56
- Barbershops47
- Nail salons57
- Spas and skin care37
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 the Colorado Springs, CO metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,542 salons, barbers and spas in the Colorado Springs metro area. 229 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 462 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 35.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 2,566 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $326.2M a year, or $1,080 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,542 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $212K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 302,050 households in the Colorado Springs metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Colorado Springs, CO metro area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Colorado Springs metro area has 51.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $212K, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Colorado Springs metro area would have about 1,534, against 1,542 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 654 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Colorado Springs, CO metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Colorado Springs metro area at 781,796 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 302,050 households. The median household income in the Colorado Springs metro area is $90,144 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.2% 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. The Colorado Springs metro area scores 46 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #238 of 387 scored metro areas.
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