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Barbershops in Kalamazoo County, MI
How Kalamazoo 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #425 of 1,356 scored counties
#19 of 36 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 49
- 8 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $105.9M
- On personal care products and services · $988 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 263,795
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 49 barbershops in Kalamazoo County. 8 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Kalamazoo County spend about $105.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $988 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 15% 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.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Kalamazoo County in 2023. That is one for every 21,422 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 83 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Kalamazoo County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Kalamazoo County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #425 of 1,356 scored counties and #19 of 36 scored counties in Michigan.
How Kalamazoo 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 | Kalamazoo County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 4.0 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.4M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 21,422 | 21,683 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.6% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $988 | $986 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $72,532 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $872K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 83Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 498 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The 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 Kalamazoo 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 Kalamazoo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 263,795+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 107,110
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 562 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 467
- Median household income
- $72,532+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,205
- Median home value
- $241,800
- Jobs located here
- 120,525
- Daytime population
- 271,929Residents 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 |
| 19Kalamazoo County, MI | 61 | 49 | 4.6 | $2.2M | +0.8% | #425 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Kalamazoo 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 spas52
- Hair salons56
- Barbershops61
- Nail salons69
- Spas and skin care53
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Kalamazoo County, MI?
Kalamazoo County has 49 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 83 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kalamazoo County, MI spend on personal care products and services?
About $105.9M a year, or $988 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 107,110 households in Kalamazoo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kalamazoo County, MI compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Kalamazoo County has 4.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.2M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Kalamazoo County would have about 56, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 21,422 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Kalamazoo County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Kalamazoo County at 263,795 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 107,110 households. Median household income in Kalamazoo County is $72,532, 10% below 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. Kalamazoo County scores 61 for barbershops (upper middle), #425 of 1,356 scored counties.
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