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Salons, barbers and spas in Kootenai County, ID

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Kootenai County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,654 of 2,385 scored counties
#26 of 30 scored counties in Idaho

Listings
455
69 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
90
+42.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$71.3M
On personal care products and services · $1,002 a household
Spending per listing
$157K
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
63.9
35% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
191,864
+11.0% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Kootenai County comes to about $71.3M a year: $1,002 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $157K per business, 26% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

There are 455 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Kootenai County as of September 2026. Of those, 69 are chain locations, or 15%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 63.9 per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 90 businesses with payroll in Kootenai County classed as personal care services, up 42.9% from 2019. That is one for every 791 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 804 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Kootenai County.

Population estimates put the population change in Kootenai County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Kootenai County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,654 of 2,385 scored counties and #26 of 30 scored counties in Idaho.

How Kootenai County compares

The same measures for Idaho 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 Kootenai County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureKootenai CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households63.950.647.2
Spending per listing$157K$196K$213K
Households per official establishment791936804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+42.9%+41.9%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.0%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,002$991$1,005
Median household income$81,861$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score4249

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
63 → 90+42.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
460
Annual payroll, 2023
$13M
One-person businesses, 2023
804Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
45569 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
335The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$1.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Kootenai 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 Kootenai County

Population, 2025 estimate
191,864+11.0% since 2020
Households
71,172
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,238 sq. mi.
People per square mile
147
Median household income
$81,861+43.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,508
Median home value
$518,700
Jobs located here
71,721
Daytime population
176,785Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Idaho

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The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Kootenai County marked.

Top counties in Idaho

Counties in Idaho ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Franklin County, ID84918.2$539K+11.2%#41 of 2,385
2Jefferson County, ID842928.4$357K+13.6%#44 of 2,385
3Bingham County, ID804527.9$348K+6.4%#71 of 2,385
4Owyhee County, ID79716.1$543K+5.6%#81 of 2,385
5Teton County, ID791736.3$314K+12.9%#93 of 2,385
6Minidoka County, ID762024.7$368K+5.7%#143 of 2,385
7Gem County, ID762330.1$308K+13.0%#153 of 2,385
8Jerome County, ID732327.8$341K+8.6%#215 of 2,385
9Gooding County, ID711424.6$353K+5.1%#258 of 2,385
10Fremont County, ID711327.9$333K+5.9%#264 of 2,385
26Kootenai County, ID4245563.9$157K+11.0%#1,654 of 2,385

Other business types in Kootenai County

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Kootenai County, ID?

As of September 2026, map listings count 455 salons, barbers and spas in Kootenai County. 69 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 90 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 42.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 804 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Kootenai County, ID spend on personal care products and services?

About $71.3M a year, or $1,002 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 455 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $157K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,172 households in Kootenai County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kootenai County has 63.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $157K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Kootenai County would have about 335, against 455 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 791 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 42.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Kootenai County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Kootenai County at 191,864 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,172 households. The median household income in Kootenai County is $81,861 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.0% 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. Kootenai County scores 42 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,654 of 2,385 scored counties.

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