Beauty and personal care · County · Michigan
Hair salons in Iron County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Iron County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #803 of 2,339 scored counties
#33 of 73 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.6M
- On personal care products and services · $830 a household
- Spending per listing
- $576K
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.4
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,757
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $830 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Iron County spend about $4.6M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 8 hair salons, that is $576K per salon, 34% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Iron County has 8 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.4, 38% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Iron County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Iron County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Iron County is 57 (upper middle), #803 of 2,339 scored counties and #33 of 73 scored counties in Michigan.
How Iron 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 | Iron County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.4 | 21.2 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $576K | $464K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,879 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $830 | $986 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $55,940 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 49 |
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
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Iron 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 Iron County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,757+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,547
- Median age
- 52.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,166 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $55,940+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,732
- Median home value
- $109,100
- Jobs located here
- 3,223
- Daytime population
- 10,732Residents 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 Iron 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 |
| 33Iron County, MI | 57 | 8 | 14.4 | $576K | +1.1% | #803 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Iron 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
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Iron County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 hair salons in Iron County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Iron County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Iron County, MI spend on personal care products and services?
About $4.6M a year, or $830 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $576K 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 5,547 households in Iron County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Iron County, MI compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Iron County has 14.4 hair salons per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $576K, 34% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Iron County would have about 11, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Iron County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Iron County at 11,757 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,547 households. Median household income in Iron County is $55,940, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.5%, 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. Iron County scores 57 for hair salons (upper middle), #803 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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