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Is 59401 a good location for a hair salon?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 59401 in Cascade County, Montana for a hair salon: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the hair salons already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

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ZIP 59401, Cascade County, Montana

Hair salon. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 59401 covers 3.0 square miles, so its edges are about a mile from the center. Jobs and competitors are counted within a mile of the center and resident spending within 3 miles; the household figures beside are for the whole ZIP. Checked Oct 17, 2026.

ZIP 59401
6,290 households
Median household income
$55,299
Residents
13,255
Hair salons with employees, 2023
4

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    287Jobs
    5,650Households

    287 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 1,622 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    1Barbershops, beauty salons and hair salons
    0.26 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 1 barbershops, beauty salons and hair salons within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 1 independent) and 23 within a mile.

  3. New local clients the ZIP center could draw

    $71KNew-client sales, middle case

    Spending near the center of this ZIP could bring an estimated $62,000 to $98,000 a year in new local clients (middle case $71,000).

  4. Moderate road traffic; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians

    755Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are 5th Ave N_6th Ave N, 755 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), next to the site; 5th Ave N, 755 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 200 feet away; and 6th Ave N, 755 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 210 feet away.

New-client sales the ZIP center could draw each year

Middle case$71K

New-client sales a year, planning range

Low case$62K
High case$98K
Rivals within 3.5 mi106

What the location itself adds: nearby resident spending shared among competitors by distance (Huff model). Clients who follow your team come on top. A planning range with stated assumptions, not a forecast.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile1

7th percentile for nearby competition among 113 similar businesses in the Great Falls metro area

Under the metro median of 15
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile23

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,360 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent2,750 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent2,790 ft
  • Competitor 8Local group3,070 ft

Overture Maps Foundation places, 2026-09-23.1. Listings, not verified hours or menus.

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk1,622

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk287
Within 1 mile4,690
Office-type, half mile214

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Construction506
  • Health care299
  • Wholesale146
  • Public administration100
  • Administrative support89

Census LEHD workplace records, jobs as of 2023. Straight-line distances. Office attendance is still roughly half to 60% of 2020 levels. Jobs are workplaces, not visits.

Traffic on nearby roads

Vehicles a day on 5Th Ave N_6Th Ave N755

Nearest counted road, 2022 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • 5Th Ave N200 ft755
  • 6Th Ave N210 ft755
  • 18Th St N210 ft755
  • 17Th St N220 ft755

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Vehicles, not foot traffic.

What an address adds

  • The free check of an addressThe same measurements within a short walk of one address in 59401: who lives and works right there, the competition on that block and the traffic on its road. No account.
  • The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow a hair salon there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.

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Sources: Overture Maps Foundation: Places (Overture Places release 2026-09-23.1); DoorWorthy demand model: resident, worker and student spending shared among competitors (ACS 2020-2024; 2020 Census; BLS CE 2024; prices 2026-08); U.S. Census Bureau: ACS (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates); U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer: ZIP Code Tabulation Area center (ZCTA internal point; land area 3.0 square miles); U.S. Census ACS households by income with BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey spending (ACS 2020-2024; 2020 Census; BLS CE 2024; prices 2026-08); FHWA Highway Performance Monitoring System (Annual average daily traffic, latest count 2022); U.S. Census Bureau: LEHD LODES workplace jobs (LODES8 workplace area characteristics, jobs as of 2023); U.S. Census Bureau ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 (establishments with paid employees). Listings and counts are public records, not visits or sales in this ZIP.

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