Beauty and personal care · County · Michigan
Hair salons in Barry County, MI
The hair salons in Barry County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #69 of 2,339 scored counties
#3 of 73 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 34
- 9 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.4M
- On personal care products and services · $998 a household
- Spending per listing
- $718K
- 67% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.9
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,991
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Barry County scores 81 (high) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #69 of 2,339 scored counties and #3 of 73 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for hair salons.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Barry County comes to about $24.4M a year: $998 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $718K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 67% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 34 hair salons on map listings in Barry County as of September 2026. 9 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 13.9 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Barry County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 4,080 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Population estimates show Barry County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Barry 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 hair salons 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 | Barry County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.9 | 21.2 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $718K | $464K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,080 | 1,879 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $998 | $986 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $77,500 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $683K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 123Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 349 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 57The 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 beauty salons in Barry 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 Barry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,991+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,480
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 553 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $77,500+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,948
- Median home value
- $264,100
- Jobs located here
- 11,794
- Daytime population
- 46,883Residents 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 hair salons, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Barry County marked.
Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Leelanau County, MI | 86 | 10 | 10.4 | $1.1M | +3.0% | #29 of 2,339 |
| 2Monroe County, MI | 81 | 75 | 11.9 | $845K | +0.7% | #66 of 2,339 |
| 3Barry County, MI | 81 | 34 | 13.9 | $718K | +2.2% | #69 of 2,339 |
| 4Cass County, MI | 79 | 20 | 9.4 | $1M | +0.2% | #86 of 2,339 |
| 5Allegan County, MI | 79 | 58 | 12.7 | $807K | +2.1% | #89 of 2,339 |
| 6Antrim County, MI | 75 | 19 | 17.1 | $561K | +5.3% | #159 of 2,339 |
| 7Kalkaska County, MI | 74 | 11 | 14.1 | $635K | +4.3% | #179 of 2,339 |
| 8Ottawa County, MI | 74 | 203 | 18.2 | $596K | +3.9% | #181 of 2,339 |
| 9Houghton County, MI | 73 | 21 | 14.7 | $610K | +1.6% | #208 of 2,339 |
| 10Clinton County, MI | 73 | 58 | 18.3 | $586K | +1.6% | #209 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Barry 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 spas84
- Hair salons81
- Barbershops
- Nail salons77
- Spas and skin care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Barry County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 34 hair salons in Barry County. 9 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 123 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Barry County, MI spend on personal care products and services?
About $24.4M a year, or $998 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 34 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $718K per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,480 households in Barry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barry County, MI compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Barry County has 13.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $718K, 67% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Barry County would have about 57, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,080 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Barry County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Barry County at 63,991 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,480 households. Median household income in Barry County is $77,500, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.2%, 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. Barry County scores 81 for hair salons (high), #69 of 2,339 scored counties.
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