Beauty and personal care · County · Montana
Salons, barbers and spas in Fergus County, MT
The salons, barbers and spas in Fergus County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #377 of 2,385 scored counties
#6 of 21 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 13
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.6M
- On personal care products and services · $868 a household
- Spending per listing
- $354K
- 66% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.5
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,825
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 salons, barbers and spas in Fergus County. None of them are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.5, 48% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $868 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Fergus County spend about $4.6M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $354K of household spending for each business on map listings, 66% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Fergus County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $309K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Fergus County.
Population estimates show Fergus County grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Fergus County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #377 of 2,385 scored counties and #6 of 21 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Fergus County compares
The same measures for Montana 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 | Fergus County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.5 | 43.4 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $354K | $222K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,174 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.5% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $868 | $964 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $63,706 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $309K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Fergus 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 Fergus County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,825+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,303
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 4,339 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $63,706+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,592
- Median home value
- $236,100
- Jobs located here
- 4,374
- Daytime population
- 11,143Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, MT | 95 | 8 | 16.0 | $691K | +9.8% | #3 of 2,385 |
| 2Carbon County, MT | 84 | 13 | 27.9 | $359K | +9.1% | #43 of 2,385 |
| 3Lake County, MT | 81 | 31 | 24.7 | $367K | +6.9% | #61 of 2,385 |
| 4Sanders County, MT | 78 | 10 | 18.3 | $458K | +12.9% | #106 of 2,385 |
| 5Park County, MT | 68 | 29 | 34.7 | $279K | +5.7% | #353 of 2,385 |
| 6Fergus County, MT | 67 | 13 | 24.5 | $354K | +3.1% | #377 of 2,385 |
| 7Ravalli County, MT | 58 | 73 | 39.1 | $240K | +9.4% | #760 of 2,385 |
| 8Glacier County, MT | 56 | 5 | 11.7 | $678K | −2.0% | #819 of 2,385 |
| 9Roosevelt County, MT | 54 | 5 | 16.2 | $511K | −5.2% | #916 of 2,385 |
| 10Big Horn County, MT | 54 | 7 | 18.3 | $451K | −2.5% | #917 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Fergus 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 spas67
- Hair salons60
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
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 Fergus County, MT?
Fergus County has 13 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Fergus County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fergus County, MT spend on personal care products and services?
About $4.6M a year, or $868 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $354K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,303 households in Fergus County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fergus County, MT compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Fergus County has 24.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $354K, 66% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Fergus County would have about 22, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Fergus County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Fergus County at 11,825 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,303 households. Median household income in Fergus County is $63,706, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.1%, 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. Fergus County scores 67 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #377 of 2,385 scored counties.
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