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Hair salons in Cass County, MI

The hair salons in Cass County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 79 out of 100: High

Ranked #86 of 2,339 scored counties
#4 of 73 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
20
5 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.6M
On personal care products and services · $971 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
2.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.4
60% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
51,677
+0.2% 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

For hair salons, Cass County has a Groundwork market score of 79 (high): #86 of 2,339 scored counties and #4 of 73 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for hair salons.

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 hair salons in Cass County. 5 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 9.4 per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Households in Cass County spend about $20.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $971 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $430K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Cass County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 4,241 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Cass County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Cass 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.

Hair salons in Cass County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.421.223.4
Spending per listing$1M$464K$430K
Households per official establishment4,2411,8791,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.0%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$971$986$1,005
Median household income$70,443$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score7949

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
17
Annual payroll, 2023
$663K
One-person businesses, 2023
86Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
205 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
48The 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 Cass 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 Cass County

Population, 2025 estimate
51,677+0.2% since 2020
Households
21,207
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
490 sq. mi.
People per square mile
105
Median household income
$70,443+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,850
Median home value
$218,000
Jobs located here
10,356
Daytime population
39,419Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Hair salons across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for hair salons, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Cass County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Leelanau County, MI861010.4$1.1M+3.0%#29 of 2,339
2Monroe County, MI817511.9$845K+0.7%#66 of 2,339
3Barry County, MI813413.9$718K+2.2%#69 of 2,339
4Cass County, MI79209.4$1M+0.2%#86 of 2,339
5Allegan County, MI795812.7$807K+2.1%#89 of 2,339
6Antrim County, MI751917.1$561K+5.3%#159 of 2,339
7Kalkaska County, MI741114.1$635K+4.3%#179 of 2,339
8Ottawa County, MI7420318.2$596K+3.9%#181 of 2,339
9Houghton County, MI732114.7$610K+1.6%#208 of 2,339
10Clinton County, MI735818.3$586K+1.6%#209 of 2,339

Other business types in Cass County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Cass County, MI?

Cass County has 20 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 86 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $20.6M a year, or $971 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $1M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,207 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cass County, MI compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Cass County has 9.4 hair salons per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $1M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Cass County would have about 48, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,241 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.

How fast is Cass County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 51,677 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,207 households. The median household income in Cass County is $70,443 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% 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. Cass County scores 79 for hair salons (high), #86 of 2,339 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for hair salons · All 56 business types in Cass County

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