Beauty and personal care · County · Colorado
Salons, barbers and spas in Larimer County, CO
How Larimer 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,417 of 2,385 scored counties
#18 of 36 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 781
- 127 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 265
- +35.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $169.3M
- On personal care products and services · $1,098 a household
- Spending per listing
- $217K
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 50.6
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 377,292
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Larimer County comes to about $169.3M a year: $1,098 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $217K per business, 2% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Larimer County has 781 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 50.6, 7% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts show 265 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Larimer County in 2023, up 35.2% from 2019. That is one for every 582 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 1,070 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $4.3M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Larimer County.
Population estimates put the population change in Larimer County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Larimer County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,417 of 2,385 scored counties and #18 of 36 scored counties in Colorado.
How Larimer 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 | Larimer County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 50.6 | 49.6 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $217K | $226K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 582 | 616 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +35.2% | +21.5% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,098 | $1,118 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $93,765 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 196 → 265+35.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,580
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $56.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,070Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 781127 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 796The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 16
- Amount
- $4.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Larimer 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 Larimer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 377,292+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 154,232
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,596 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 142
- Median household income
- $93,765+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $122,442
- Median home value
- $569,100
- Jobs located here
- 161,552
- Daytime population
- 361,475Residents 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 |
| 18Larimer County, CO | 46 | 781 | 50.6 | $217K | +4.8% | #1,417 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Larimer 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 spas46
- Hair salons58
- Barbershops58
- Nail salons67
- Spas and skin care38
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 Larimer County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 781 salons, barbers and spas in Larimer County. 127 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 265 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 35.2% from 2019. Official counts list 1,070 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Larimer County, CO spend on personal care products and services?
About $169.3M a year, or $1,098 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 781 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $217K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 154,232 households in Larimer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Larimer County, CO compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Larimer County has 50.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $217K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Larimer County would have about 796, against 781 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 582 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Larimer County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Larimer County at 377,292 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 154,232 households. The median household income in Larimer County is $93,765 a year, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% 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. Larimer County scores 46 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,417 of 2,385 scored counties.
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