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Hair salons in Chippewa County, MI

How Chippewa County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for hair salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,578 of 2,339 scored counties
#61 of 73 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
24
4 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.3M
On personal care products and services · $872 a household
Spending per listing
$512K
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.0
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,081
−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

Households in Chippewa County spend about $12.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $872 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 24 hair salons, that is $512K per salon, 19% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

There are 24 hair salons on map listings in Chippewa County as of September 2026. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 17.0 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Chippewa County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 1,408 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 48 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Chippewa County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For hair salons, Chippewa County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,578 of 2,339 scored counties and #61 of 73 scored counties in Michigan.

How Chippewa 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 Chippewa County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureChippewa CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.021.223.4
Spending per listing$512K$464K$430K
Households per official establishment1,4081,8791,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.0%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$872$986$1,005
Median household income$62,217$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score4149

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 10
Employees, 2023
28
Annual payroll, 2023
$653K
One-person businesses, 2023
48Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
244 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The 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 Chippewa 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 Chippewa County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,081−1.9% since 2020
Households
14,080
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,559 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$62,217+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,569
Median home value
$161,900
Jobs located here
11,286
Daytime population
35,358Residents 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 Chippewa 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
61Chippewa County, MI412417.0$512K−1.9%#1,578 of 2,339

Other business types in Chippewa County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Chippewa County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 hair salons in Chippewa County. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 48 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $12.3M a year, or $872 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $512K 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 14,080 households in Chippewa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Chippewa County has 17.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $512K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Chippewa County would have about 29, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,408 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.

How fast is Chippewa County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Chippewa County at 36,081 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,080 households. Median household income in Chippewa County is $62,217, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.8%, 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. Chippewa County scores 41 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,578 of 2,339 scored counties.

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