Beauty and personal care · County · Michigan
Barbershops in Grand Traverse County, MI
How Grand Traverse 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 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #198 of 1,356 scored counties
#9 of 36 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 14
- 2 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $41.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,029 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 57% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 96,729
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 barbershops in Grand Traverse County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.5 for every 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $1,029 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Grand Traverse County spend about $41.4M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 14 barbershops, that is $3M per shop, 57% above 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 Grand Traverse County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Grand Traverse County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Grand Traverse County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #198 of 1,356 scored counties and #9 of 36 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Grand Traverse 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 | Grand Traverse County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 4.0 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $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 | +1.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,029 | $986 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $81,647 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 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
- 15Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 142 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Grand Traverse 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 Grand Traverse County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 96,729+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 40,287
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 464 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 207
- Median household income
- $81,647+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,300
- Median home value
- $339,400
- Jobs located here
- 46,591
- Daytime population
- 102,841Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for barbershops, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Grand Traverse County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Grand Traverse 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 spas41
- Hair salons40
- Barbershops71
- Nail salons70
- Spas and skin care47
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Grand Traverse County, MI?
Grand Traverse County has 14 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Grand Traverse County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Grand Traverse County, MI spend on personal care products and services?
About $41.4M a year, or $1,029 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,287 households in Grand Traverse County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grand Traverse County, MI compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Grand Traverse County has 3.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3M, 57% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Grand Traverse County would have about 22, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is Grand Traverse County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Grand Traverse County at 96,729 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,287 households. Median household income in Grand Traverse County is $81,647, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Grand Traverse County scores 71 for barbershops (upper middle), #198 of 1,356 scored counties.
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