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Hair salons in Gratiot County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,162 of 2,339 scored counties
#49 of 73 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
26
6 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$13.2M
On personal care products and services · $894 a household
Spending per listing
$508K
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.6
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,190
−1.1% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Gratiot County comes to about $13.2M a year: $894 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $508K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 18% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

Gratiot County has 26 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.6, 25% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Gratiot County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 78 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Gratiot County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Gratiot County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,162 of 2,339 scored counties and #49 of 73 scored counties in Michigan.

How Gratiot 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 Gratiot County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureGratiot CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.621.223.4
Spending per listing$508K$464K$430K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,8791,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.0%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$894$986$1,005
Median household income$63,556$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score5049

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
78Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
266 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The 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 Gratiot 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 Gratiot County

Population, 2025 estimate
41,190−1.1% since 2020
Households
14,775
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
568 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$63,556+32.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,011
Median home value
$147,500
Jobs located here
12,772
Daytime population
39,987Residents 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 Gratiot 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
49Gratiot County, MI502617.6$508K−1.1%#1,162 of 2,339

Other business types in Gratiot County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Gratiot County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 hair salons in Gratiot County. 6 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Gratiot County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 78 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $13.2M a year, or $894 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $508K 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 14,775 households in Gratiot County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gratiot County has 17.6 hair salons per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $508K, 18% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Gratiot County would have about 31, against 26 on map listings.

How fast is Gratiot County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Gratiot County at 41,190 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,775 households. Median household income in Gratiot County is $63,556, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.8%, 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. Gratiot County scores 50 for hair salons (upper middle), #1,162 of 2,339 scored counties.

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