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Barbershops in Roscommon County, MI

How Roscommon 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #850 of 1,356 scored counties
#31 of 36 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
5
3 chain locations (60%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.9M
On personal care products and services · $851 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.3
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,914
+1.9% 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 5 barbershops in Roscommon County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 60%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Households in Roscommon County spend about $9.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $851 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 5% 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 Roscommon County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Roscommon County.

Population estimates show Roscommon County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Roscommon County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #850 of 1,356 scored counties and #31 of 36 scored counties in Michigan.

How Roscommon 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 Roscommon County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureRoscommon CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.34.05.3
Spending per listing$2M$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+1.9%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$851$986$1,005
Median household income$55,246$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score4451

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
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
53 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Roscommon 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 Roscommon County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,914+1.9% since 2020
Households
11,579
Median age
55.1
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
520 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$55,246+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,936
Median home value
$158,700
Jobs located here
5,588
Daytime population
22,322Residents 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 Roscommon 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
31Roscommon County, MI4454.3$2M+1.9%#850 of 1,356

Other business types in Roscommon County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Roscommon County, MI?

Roscommon County has 5 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Roscommon County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $9.9M a year, or $851 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,579 households in Roscommon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Roscommon County has 4.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending.

How fast is Roscommon County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Roscommon County at 23,914 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,579 households. Median household income in Roscommon County is $55,246, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.4%, 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. Roscommon County scores 44 for barbershops (lower middle), #850 of 1,356 scored counties.

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