Beauty and personal care · County · Colorado
Salons, barbers and spas in Montrose County, CO
How Montrose 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,365 of 2,385 scored counties
#15 of 36 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 83
- 11 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.9M
- On personal care products and services · $935 a household
- Spending per listing
- $203K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 45.9
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,591
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Montrose County comes to about $16.9M a year: $935 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $203K of household spending for each business on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 83 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Montrose County as of September 2026. 11 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 45.9 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Montrose County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 1,205 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 154 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Montrose County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Montrose County is 47 (lower middle), #1,365 of 2,385 scored counties and #15 of 36 scored counties in Colorado.
How Montrose 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 | Montrose County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 45.9 | 49.6 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $203K | $226K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,205 | 616 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.5% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $935 | $1,118 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $72,120 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 154Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8311 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 79The 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 Montrose 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 Montrose County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,591+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,069
- Median age
- 46.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,241 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $72,120+42.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,726
- Median home value
- $388,400
- Jobs located here
- 15,713
- Daytime population
- 41,442Residents 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 |
| 15Montrose County, CO | 47 | 83 | 45.9 | $203K | +4.1% | #1,365 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Montrose 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 spas47
- Hair salons53
- Barbershops45
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care47
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 Montrose County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 83 salons, barbers and spas in Montrose County. 11 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 154 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Montrose County, CO spend on personal care products and services?
About $16.9M a year, or $935 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 83 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $203K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,069 households in Montrose County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montrose County, CO compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Montrose County has 45.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $203K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Montrose County would have about 79, against 83 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,205 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Montrose County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Montrose County at 44,591 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,069 households. The median household income in Montrose County is $72,120 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.8% 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. Montrose County scores 47 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,365 of 2,385 scored counties.
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