Beauty and personal care · County · Michigan
Hair salons in Monroe County, MI
How Monroe County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for hair salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #66 of 2,339 scored counties
#2 of 73 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 75
- 16 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $63.3M
- On personal care products and services · $1,005 a household
- Spending per listing
- $845K
- 96% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.9
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 156,004
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Monroe County is 81 (high), #66 of 2,339 scored counties and #2 of 73 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for hair salons.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 75 hair salons in Monroe County. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 21%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 11.9 per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $1,005 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Monroe County spend about $63.3M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $845K per salon, 96% 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.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Monroe County in 2023. That is one for every 4,202 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Monroe County. Population estimates show Monroe County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Monroe 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 | Monroe County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.9 | 21.2 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $845K | $464K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,202 | 1,879 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,005 | $986 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $77,335 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 86
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 423Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7516 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 147The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Monroe 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 Monroe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 156,004+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 63,029
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 549 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 283
- Median household income
- $77,335+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,107
- Median home value
- $228,900
- Jobs located here
- 38,727
- Daytime population
- 128,192Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Monroe 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 spas78
- Hair salons81
- Barbershops71
- Nail salons75
- Spas and skin care77
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Monroe County, MI?
There are 75 hair salons on map listings in Monroe County as of September 2026. 16 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 423 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Monroe County, MI spend on personal care products and services?
About $63.3M a year, or $1,005 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $845K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,029 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monroe County, MI compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Monroe County has 11.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $845K, 96% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Monroe County would have about 147, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,202 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Monroe County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Monroe County at 156,004 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,029 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $77,335 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% 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. Monroe County scores 81 for hair salons (high), #66 of 2,339 scored counties.
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