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Barbershops in Marquette County, MI

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
2 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$25.6M
On personal care products and services · $905 a household
Spending per listing
$6.4M
3.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.4
74% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
68,064
+2.3% 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 4 barbershops in Marquette County. That comes to 1.4 for every 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

At $905 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Marquette County spend about $25.6M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $6.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 3.4 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 Marquette County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Marquette County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 barbershops on map listings, Marquette County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Marquette 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 Marquette County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMarquette CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.44.05.3
Spending per listing$6.4M$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+2.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$905$986$1,005
Median household income$65,429$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
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
42 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Marquette 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 Marquette County

Population, 2025 estimate
68,064+2.3% since 2020
Households
28,255
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,809 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$65,429+21.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,058
Median home value
$216,500
Jobs located here
24,514
Daytime population
66,266Residents 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 Marquette 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
Marquette County, MINot scored41.4$6.4M+2.3%

Other business types in Marquette County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Marquette County, MI?

Marquette County has 4 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Marquette County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $25.6M a year, or $905 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $6.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,255 households in Marquette County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marquette County has 1.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $6.4M, 3.4 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Marquette County would have about 14, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Marquette County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Marquette County at 68,064 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,255 households. Median household income in Marquette County is $65,429, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.2%, 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. Marquette County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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