Beauty and personal care · County · Montana
Salons, barbers and spas in Ravalli County, MT
The salons, barbers and spas in Ravalli County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #760 of 2,385 scored counties
#7 of 21 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 73
- 5 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.6M
- On personal care products and services · $941 a household
- Spending per listing
- $240K
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.1
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,582
- +9.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 73 salons, barbers and spas in Ravalli County. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 39.1, 17% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $941 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Ravalli County spend about $17.6M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $240K of household spending for each business on map listings, 13% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Ravalli County in 2023. That is one for every 1,244 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 183 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $45K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Ravalli County.
Population estimates put the population change in Ravalli County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Ravalli County is 58 (upper middle), #760 of 2,385 scored counties and #7 of 21 scored counties in Montana.
How Ravalli 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 | Ravalli County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.1 | 43.4 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $240K | $222K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,244 | 1,174 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.5% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $941 | $964 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $71,283 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 183Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 735 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 83The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $45K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Ravalli 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 Ravalli County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,582+9.4% since 2020
- Households
- 18,661
- Median age
- 48.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 2,391 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $71,283+34.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,389
- Median home value
- $476,600
- Jobs located here
- 14,115
- Daytime population
- 42,116Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Montana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Montana for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Montana, with Ravalli County marked.
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 Ravalli 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 spas58
- Hair salons57
- Barbershops72
- Nail salons82
- Spas and skin care61
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 Ravalli County, MT?
Ravalli County has 73 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 183 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ravalli County, MT spend on personal care products and services?
About $17.6M a year, or $941 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $240K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,661 households in Ravalli County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ravalli County, MT compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Ravalli County has 39.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $240K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Ravalli County would have about 83, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,244 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Ravalli County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Ravalli County at 48,582 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,661 households. Median household income in Ravalli County is $71,283, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.4%, 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. Ravalli County scores 58 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #760 of 2,385 scored counties.
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