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Barbershops in Barry County, MI

How Barry County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$24.4M
On personal care products and services · $998 a household
Spending per listing
$8.1M
4.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
77% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
63,991
+2.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 barbershops in Barry County. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.2, 77% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Barry County comes to about $24.4M a year: $998 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $8.1M per shop, 4.3 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Barry County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Barry County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 barbershops on map listings, Barry County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Barry County compares

The same measures for Michigan and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the barbershops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Barbershops in Barry County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureBarry CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.24.05.3
Spending per listing$8.1M$2.4M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a21,68316,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.6%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$998$986$1,005
Median household income$77,500$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored51

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
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 barber shops in Barry 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 Barry County

Population, 2025 estimate
63,991+2.2% since 2020
Households
24,480
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
553 sq. mi.
People per square mile
115
Median household income
$77,500+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,948
Median home value
$264,100
Jobs located here
11,794
Daytime population
46,883Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for barbershops, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Barry County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Livingston County, MI83192.5$4.7M+1.7%#43 of 1,356
2Ottawa County, MI78302.7$4M+3.9%#88 of 1,356
3Montcalm County, MI7462.4$3.7M+4.1%#144 of 1,356
4Clinton County, MI74113.5$3.1M+1.6%#150 of 1,356
5Washtenaw County, MI73614.1$2.7M−0.4%#168 of 1,356
6Midland County, MI72102.9$3.6M+0.3%#175 of 1,356
7St. Clair County, MI71101.5$6.5M+0.1%#193 of 1,356
8Monroe County, MI71193.0$3.3M+0.7%#197 of 1,356
9Grand Traverse County, MI71143.5$3M+1.4%#198 of 1,356
10Eaton County, MI70132.9$3.5M+0.4%#221 of 1,356
Barry County, MINot scored31.2$8.1M+2.2%

Other business types in Barry County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many barbershops are in Barry County, MI?

Barry County has 3 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Barry County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Barry County, MI spend on personal care products and services?

About $24.4M a year, or $998 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $8.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,480 households in Barry County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Barry County, MI compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Barry County has 1.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 77% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $8.1M, 4.3 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Barry County would have about 13, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Barry County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Barry County at 63,991 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,480 households. Median household income in Barry County is $77,500, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.2%, 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. Barry County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Barry County. It maps the barbershops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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