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Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Colorado

Salons, barbers and spas in the Durango, CO area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in the Durango, CO area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #315 of 538 scored small-town markets
#7 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado

Listings
121
12 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
31
+3.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$25.5M
On personal care products and services · $1,048 a household
Spending per listing
$211K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
49.6
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
56,898
+2.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,048 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in the Durango area spend about $25.5M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 121 salons, barbers and spas, that is $211K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K.

There are 121 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in the Durango area as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 10%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 49.6 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Durango area in 2023, up 3.3% from 2019. That is one for every 786 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 184 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $538K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Durango area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Durango area grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, the Durango area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #315 of 538 scored small-town markets and #7 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado.

How the Durango 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Durango, CO area compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureDurango areaColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households49.649.647.2
Spending per listing$211K$226K$213K
Households per official establishment786616804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.3%+21.5%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,048$1,118$1,005
Median household income$86,056$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score4748

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31+3.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
175
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
184Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
12112 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
120The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$538K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Durango 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 Durango area

Population, 2025 estimate
56,898+2.2% since 2020
Households
24,378
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,690 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$86,056+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,780
Median home value
$591,500
Jobs located here
25,833
Daytime population
57,893Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Colorado

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Colorado for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Colorado, with the Durango area marked.

Top small-town markets in Colorado

Small-town markets in Colorado ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Alamosa, CO692925.3$321K+2.1%#57 of 538
2Fort Morgan, CO644641.6$217K+4.2%#102 of 538
3Cañon City, CO556938.4$230K+2.4%#213 of 538
4Steamboat Springs, CO517545.0$247K+0.9%#257 of 538
5Montrose, CO498345.9$203K+4.1%#292 of 538
6Rifle, CO4716149.4$223K+1.2%#314 of 538
7Durango, CO4712149.6$211K+2.2%#315 of 538
8Breckenridge, CO458856.5$213K+1.1%#333 of 538
9Sterling, CO343340.2$207K−2.7%#452 of 538
10Edwards, CO2914364.8$181K−2.4%#491 of 538

Other business types in the Durango area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in the Durango, CO area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 121 salons, barbers and spas in the Durango area. 12 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 3.3% from 2019. Official counts list 184 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Durango, CO area spend on personal care products and services?

About $25.5M a year, or $1,048 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 121 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $211K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,378 households in the Durango area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Durango, CO area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

The Durango area has 49.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $211K, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Durango area would have about 120, against 121 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 786 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Durango, CO area growing?

Population estimates put the Durango area at 56,898 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,378 households. The median household income in the Durango area is $86,056 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Durango area scores 47 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #315 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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