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Salons, barbers and spas in Musselshell County, MT

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.8M
On personal care products and services · $848 a household
Spending per listing
$303K
43% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.9
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
5,582
+17.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 salons, barbers and spas in Musselshell County. None of them are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.9, 41% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

At $848 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Musselshell County spend about $1.8M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $303K of household spending for each business on map listings, 43% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Musselshell County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Musselshell County grew 17.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Musselshell 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Musselshell County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureMusselshell CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.943.447.2
Spending per listing$303K$222K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,174804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+24.5%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+17.6%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$848$964$1,005
Median household income$58,920$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored54

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
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Musselshell 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 Musselshell County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,582+17.6% since 2020
Households
2,148
Median age
49.6
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,869 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$58,920
Average household income
$77,399
Median home value
$235,000
Jobs located here
1,361
Daytime population
4,675Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Montana

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

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, MT95816.0$691K+9.8%#3 of 2,385
2Carbon County, MT841327.9$359K+9.1%#43 of 2,385
3Lake County, MT813124.7$367K+6.9%#61 of 2,385
4Sanders County, MT781018.3$458K+12.9%#106 of 2,385
5Park County, MT682934.7$279K+5.7%#353 of 2,385
6Fergus County, MT671324.5$354K+3.1%#377 of 2,385
7Ravalli County, MT587339.1$240K+9.4%#760 of 2,385
8Glacier County, MT56511.7$678K−2.0%#819 of 2,385
9Roosevelt County, MT54516.2$511K−5.2%#916 of 2,385
10Big Horn County, MT54718.3$451K−2.5%#917 of 2,385
Musselshell County, MTNot scored627.9$303K+17.6%

Other business types in Musselshell County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Musselshell County, MT?

There are 6 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Musselshell County 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 Musselshell County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Musselshell County, MT spend on personal care products and services?

About $1.8M a year, or $848 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $303K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,148 households in Musselshell County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Musselshell County has 27.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $303K, 43% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Musselshell County would have about 9, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Musselshell County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Musselshell County at 5,582 people in 2025, up 17.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,148 households. Median household income in Musselshell County is $58,920, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Musselshell County

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