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Barbershops in Lapeer County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Lapeer County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #255 of 1,356 scored counties
#11 of 36 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
11
2 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$34.6M
On personal care products and services · $992 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
67% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
89,516
+1.0% 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

Households in Lapeer County spend about $34.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $992 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 11 barbershops, that is $3.1M per shop, 67% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 11 barbershops on map listings in Lapeer County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 40% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Lapeer County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lapeer County grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Lapeer County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #255 of 1,356 scored counties and #11 of 36 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lapeer 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 Lapeer County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureLapeer CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.24.05.3
Spending per listing$3.1M$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+1.0%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$992$986$1,005
Median household income$77,306$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score6951

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
17Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
112 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Lapeer 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 Lapeer County

Population, 2025 estimate
89,516+1.0% since 2020
Households
34,836
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
648 sq. mi.
People per square mile
137
Median household income
$77,306+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,678
Median home value
$239,000
Jobs located here
19,773
Daytime population
71,102Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Michigan

Every Michigan market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for barbershops, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Lapeer 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
11Lapeer County, MI69113.2$3.1M+1.0%#255 of 1,356

Other business types in Lapeer County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Lapeer County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 barbershops in Lapeer County. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Lapeer County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $34.6M a year, or $992 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 11 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 34,836 households in Lapeer County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lapeer County has 3.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.1M, 67% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Lapeer County would have about 18, against 11 on map listings.

How fast is Lapeer County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Lapeer County at 89,516 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,836 households. The median household income in Lapeer County is $77,306 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.4% 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. Lapeer County scores 69 for barbershops (upper middle), #255 of 1,356 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for barbershops · All 56 business types in Lapeer County

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