Beauty and personal care · County · Montana
Salons, barbers and spas in Gallatin County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Gallatin County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,296 of 2,385 scored counties
#14 of 21 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 277
- 33 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 74
- +13.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $56.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,107 a household
- Spending per listing
- $205K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 54.1
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,740
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,107 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Gallatin County spend about $56.7M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 277 salons, barbers and spas, that is $205K per business, 4% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Gallatin County has 277 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 54.1 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Gallatin County was 74 in 2023, up 13.9% from 2019. That is one for every 692 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 469 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $185K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Gallatin County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gallatin County grew 7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Gallatin County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,296 of 2,385 scored counties and #14 of 21 scored counties in Montana.
How Gallatin 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 | Gallatin County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 54.1 | 43.4 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $205K | $222K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 692 | 1,174 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.9% | +24.5% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,107 | $964 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $93,528 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 65 → 74+13.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 317
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 469Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 27733 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 267The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $185K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Gallatin 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 Gallatin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,740+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 51,215
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,605 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $93,528+40.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,508
- Median home value
- $667,600
- Jobs located here
- 70,333
- Daytime population
- 127,514Residents 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 |
| 14Gallatin County, MT | 48 | 277 | 54.1 | $205K | +7.7% | #1,296 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Gallatin 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 spas48
- Hair salons52
- Barbershops90
- Nail salons80
- Spas and skin care39
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 Gallatin County, MT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 277 salons, barbers and spas in Gallatin County. 33 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 13.9% from 2019. Official counts list 469 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gallatin County, MT spend on personal care products and services?
About $56.7M a year, or $1,107 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 277 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $205K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 51,215 households in Gallatin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gallatin County, MT compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Gallatin County has 54.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $205K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Gallatin County would have about 267, against 277 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 692 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Gallatin County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Gallatin County at 128,740 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,215 households. The median household income in Gallatin County is $93,528 a year, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.9% 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. Gallatin County scores 48 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,296 of 2,385 scored counties.
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