Beauty and personal care · County · Colorado
Salons, barbers and spas in Weld County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Weld County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #237 of 2,385 scored counties
#2 of 36 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 441
- 63 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 118
- +43.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $135.9M
- On personal care products and services · $1,093 a household
- Spending per listing
- $308K
- 45% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.5
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 378,426
- +14.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Weld County is 72 (upper middle), #237 of 2,385 scored counties and #2 of 36 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for salons, barbers and spas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 441 salons, barbers and spas in Weld County. Of those, 63 are chain locations, or 14%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 35.5, 25% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Weld County comes to about $135.9M a year: $1,093 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $308K of household spending for each business on map listings, 45% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 118 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Weld County in 2023, up 43.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,053 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $4.3M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Weld County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Weld County grew 14.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Weld 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 | Weld County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.5 | 49.6 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $308K | $226K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,053 | 616 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +43.9% | +21.5% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,093 | $1,118 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $97,097 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 82 → 118+43.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 571
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,200Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 44163 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 639The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $4.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Weld 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 Weld County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 378,426+14.2% since 2020
- Households
- 124,287
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 3,985 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 88
- Median household income
- $97,097+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,627
- Median home value
- $471,700
- Jobs located here
- 109,846
- Daytime population
- 273,612Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Weld County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Weld 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 spas72
- Hair salons83
- Barbershops67
- Nail salons81
- Spas and skin care69
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 Weld County, CO?
There are 441 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Weld County as of September 2026. 63 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 118 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 43.9% from 2019. Another 1,200 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Weld County, CO spend on personal care products and services?
About $135.9M a year, or $1,093 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 441 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $308K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 124,287 households in Weld County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Weld County, CO compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Weld County has 35.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $308K, 45% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Weld County would have about 639, against 441 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,053 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 43.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Weld County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Weld County at 378,426 people in 2025, up 14.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 124,287 households. Median household income in Weld County is $97,097, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Weld County scores 72 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #237 of 2,385 scored counties.
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