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Barbershops in Calhoun County, MI
How Calhoun County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,001 of 1,356 scored counties
#33 of 36 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 29
- 2 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $48.4M
- On personal care products and services · $907 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 133,408
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Calhoun County spend about $48.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $907 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per shop, 12% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 29 barbershops on map listings in Calhoun County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 7%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.4, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Calhoun County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 38 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Calhoun County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For barbershops, Calhoun County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,001 of 1,356 scored counties and #33 of 36 scored counties in Michigan.
How Calhoun 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.
| Measure | Calhoun County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 4.0 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.4M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 21,683 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.6% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $907 | $986 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $63,177 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 51 |
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
- 38Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 292 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 Calhoun 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 Calhoun County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 133,408−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 53,333
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 706 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 189
- Median household income
- $63,177+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,388
- Median home value
- $162,800
- Jobs located here
- 51,778
- Daytime population
- 134,519Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Livingston County, MI | 83 | 19 | 2.5 | $4.7M | +1.7% | #43 of 1,356 |
| 2Ottawa County, MI | 78 | 30 | 2.7 | $4M | +3.9% | #88 of 1,356 |
| 3Montcalm County, MI | 74 | 6 | 2.4 | $3.7M | +4.1% | #144 of 1,356 |
| 4Clinton County, MI | 74 | 11 | 3.5 | $3.1M | +1.6% | #150 of 1,356 |
| 5Washtenaw County, MI | 73 | 61 | 4.1 | $2.7M | −0.4% | #168 of 1,356 |
| 6Midland County, MI | 72 | 10 | 2.9 | $3.6M | +0.3% | #175 of 1,356 |
| 7St. Clair County, MI | 71 | 10 | 1.5 | $6.5M | +0.1% | #193 of 1,356 |
| 8Monroe County, MI | 71 | 19 | 3.0 | $3.3M | +0.7% | #197 of 1,356 |
| 9Grand Traverse County, MI | 71 | 14 | 3.5 | $3M | +1.4% | #198 of 1,356 |
| 10Eaton County, MI | 70 | 13 | 2.9 | $3.5M | +0.4% | #221 of 1,356 |
| 33Calhoun County, MI | 36 | 29 | 5.4 | $1.7M | −0.6% | #1,001 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Calhoun 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 spas50
- Hair salons50
- Barbershops36
- Nail salons51
- Spas and skin care65
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Calhoun County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 barbershops in Calhoun County. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Calhoun County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 38 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Calhoun County, MI spend on personal care products and services?
About $48.4M a year, or $907 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per shop. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 53,333 households in Calhoun County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Calhoun County, MI compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Calhoun County has 5.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Calhoun County would have about 26, against 29 on map listings.
How fast is Calhoun County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Calhoun County at 133,408 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 53,333 households. The median household income in Calhoun County is $63,177 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.0% 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. Calhoun County scores 36 for barbershops (lower middle), #1,001 of 1,356 scored counties.
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