Beauty and personal care · County · Michigan
Hair salons in Ionia County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Ionia County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #276 of 2,339 scored counties
#12 of 73 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 29
- 7 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.1M
- On personal care products and services · $947 a household
- Spending per listing
- $763K
- 77% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,557
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 hair salons in Ionia County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 24%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.4, 47% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in Ionia County spend about $22.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $947 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 29 hair salons, that is $763K per salon, 77% above 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 8 businesses with payroll in Ionia County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 2,919 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 111 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $82K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Ionia County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ionia County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Ionia County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #276 of 2,339 scored counties and #12 of 73 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Ionia 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 | Ionia County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 21.2 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $763K | $464K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,919 | 1,879 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $947 | $986 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $75,611 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $656K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 111Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 297 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $82K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Ionia 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 Ionia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,557−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 23,355
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 117
- Median household income
- $75,611+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,563
- Median home value
- $198,500
- Jobs located here
- 18,430
- Daytime population
- 58,714Residents 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 Ionia 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 |
| 12Ionia County, MI | 70 | 29 | 12.4 | $763K | −0.5% | #276 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Ionia 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 spas71
- Hair salons70
- Barbershops51
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care53
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Ionia County, MI?
Ionia County has 29 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 111 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ionia County, MI spend on personal care products and services?
About $22.1M a year, or $947 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $763K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,355 households in Ionia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ionia County, MI compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Ionia County has 12.4 hair salons per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $763K, 77% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Ionia County would have about 51, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,919 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Ionia County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Ionia County at 66,557 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,355 households. The median household income in Ionia County is $75,611 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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. Ionia County scores 70 for hair salons (upper middle), #276 of 2,339 scored counties.
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