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Salons, barbers and spas in Fremont County, CO

The salons, barbers and spas in Fremont County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,121 of 2,385 scored counties
#12 of 36 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
69
16 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.9M
On personal care products and services · $882 a household
Spending per listing
$230K
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
38.4
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
50,039
+2.4% 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 $882 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Fremont County spend about $15.9M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $230K of household spending for each business on map listings, 8% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Fremont County has 69 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 38.4 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Fremont County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 1,798 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 125 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Fremont County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Fremont County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,121 of 2,385 scored counties and #12 of 36 scored counties in Colorado.

How Fremont 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Fremont County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureFremont CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households38.449.647.2
Spending per listing$230K$226K$213K
Households per official establishment1,798616804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.5%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$882$1,118$1,005
Median household income$62,664$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score5148

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 10
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$308K
One-person businesses, 2023
125Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6916 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
75The 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 personal care services in Fremont 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 Fremont County

Population, 2025 estimate
50,039+2.4% since 2020
Households
17,976
Median age
46.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,534 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$62,664+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,400
Median home value
$324,000
Jobs located here
11,334
Daytime population
42,665Residents 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 counties in Colorado for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Fremont County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Elbert County, CO902121.0$618K+16.5%#9 of 2,385
2Weld County, CO7244135.5$308K+14.2%#237 of 2,385
3Grand County, CO671925.4$416K+4.8%#367 of 2,385
4Adams County, CO6374739.6$277K+6.6%#539 of 2,385
5Broomfield County, CO6113642.8$299K+6.3%#614 of 2,385
6Teller County, CO603832.0$323K0.0%#638 of 2,385
7Morgan County, CO584641.6$217K+4.2%#763 of 2,385
8Chaffee County, CO585151.7$199K+6.9%#765 of 2,385
9Montezuma County, CO574439.0$231K+3.0%#810 of 2,385
10Douglas County, CO5677255.2$252K+10.9%#850 of 2,385
12Fremont County, CO516938.4$230K+2.4%#1,121 of 2,385

Other business types in Fremont County

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Fremont County, CO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 69 salons, barbers and spas in Fremont County. 16 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 125 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Fremont County, CO spend on personal care products and services?

About $15.9M a year, or $882 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $230K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,976 households in Fremont County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fremont County has 38.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $230K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Fremont County would have about 75, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,798 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Fremont County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Fremont County at 50,039 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,976 households. The median household income in Fremont County is $62,664 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. Fremont County scores 51 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,121 of 2,385 scored counties.

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