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Hair salons in Manistee County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Manistee County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #696 of 2,339 scored counties
#27 of 73 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
22
5 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.6M
On personal care products and services · $909 a household
Spending per listing
$436K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.8
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,656
+2.3% 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 Manistee County comes to about $9.6M a year: $909 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $436K of household spending for each salon on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

Manistee County has 22 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 23%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 20.8 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Manistee County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 3,520 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 42 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Manistee County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Manistee County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #696 of 2,339 scored counties and #27 of 73 scored counties in Michigan.

How Manistee 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 Manistee County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureManistee CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.821.223.4
Spending per listing$436K$464K$430K
Households per official establishment3,5201,8791,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.0%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$909$986$1,005
Median household income$63,516$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score6049

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 3
Employees, 2023
5
Annual payroll, 2023
$229K
One-person businesses, 2023
42Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
225 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 Manistee 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 Manistee County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,656+2.3% since 2020
Households
10,561
Median age
49.7
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
542 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$63,516+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,176
Median home value
$182,200
Jobs located here
6,248
Daytime population
23,225Residents 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 Manistee 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
27Manistee County, MI602220.8$436K+2.3%#696 of 2,339

Other business types in Manistee County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Manistee County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 hair salons in Manistee County. 5 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 42 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $9.6M a year, or $909 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $436K 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 10,561 households in Manistee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Manistee County has 20.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $436K, in line with the U.S. figure of $430K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,520 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.

How fast is Manistee County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Manistee County at 25,656 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,561 households. Median household income in Manistee County is $63,516, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.9%, 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. Manistee County scores 60 for hair salons (upper middle), #696 of 2,339 scored counties.

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