Beauty and personal care · County · Michigan
Hair salons in Grand Traverse County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Grand Traverse County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,663 of 2,339 scored counties
#64 of 73 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 133
- 12 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −4.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $41.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,029 a household
- Spending per listing
- $312K
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.0
- 41% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 96,729
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Grand Traverse County spend about $41.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,029 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 133 hair salons, that is $312K per salon, 28% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 133 hair salons on map listings in Grand Traverse County as of September 2026. 12 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 33.0, 41% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in Grand Traverse County classed as beauty salons, down 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,752 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 259 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Grand Traverse County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Grand Traverse County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Grand Traverse County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,663 of 2,339 scored counties and #64 of 73 scored counties in Michigan.
How Grand Traverse 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 | Grand Traverse County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.0 | 21.2 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $312K | $464K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,752 | 1,879 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.2% | +3.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,029 | $986 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $81,647 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 23−4.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 137
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 259Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13312 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 96The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Grand Traverse 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 Grand Traverse County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 96,729+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 40,287
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 464 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 207
- Median household income
- $81,647+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,300
- Median home value
- $339,400
- Jobs located here
- 46,591
- Daytime population
- 102,841Residents 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 Grand Traverse 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 |
| 64Grand Traverse County, MI | 40 | 133 | 33.0 | $312K | +1.4% | #1,663 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Grand Traverse 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 spas41
- Hair salons40
- Barbershops71
- Nail salons70
- Spas and skin care47
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Grand Traverse County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 133 hair salons in Grand Traverse County. 12 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 259 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Grand Traverse County, MI spend on personal care products and services?
About $41.4M a year, or $1,029 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 133 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $312K 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 40,287 households in Grand Traverse County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grand Traverse County, MI compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Grand Traverse County has 33.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $312K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Grand Traverse County would have about 96, against 133 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,752 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Grand Traverse County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Grand Traverse County at 96,729 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,287 households. Median household income in Grand Traverse County is $81,647, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Grand Traverse County scores 40 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,663 of 2,339 scored counties.
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