Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Michigan
Hair salons in the Monroe, MI metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in the Monroe, MI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #7 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 15 scored metro areas based 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 Monroe metro area scores 79 (high) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #7 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for hair salons.
At $1,005 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Monroe metro area 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. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
The Monroe metro area has 75 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 11.9 for every 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in the Monroe metro area classed as beauty salons. 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 the Monroe metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Monroe metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Monroe metro area 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 metro area | 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 | 79 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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 the Monroe metro area, 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 the Monroe metro area
- 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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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for hair salons, numbered among those based in Michigan, with the Monroe metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Monroe, MI | 79 | 75 | 11.9 | $845K | +0.7% | #7 of 387 |
| 2Midland, MI | 66 | 74 | 21.1 | $483K | +0.3% | #53 of 387 |
| 3Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 64 | 381 | 19.6 | $495K | +1.4% | #66 of 387 |
| 4Ann Arbor, MI | 60 | 320 | 21.3 | $522K | −0.4% | #98 of 387 |
| 5Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 60 | 955 | 21.7 | $479K | +2.8% | #102 of 387 |
| 6Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 59 | 221 | 20.6 | $479K | +0.8% | #112 of 387 |
| 7Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 54 | 132 | 19.5 | $461K | +1.8% | #144 of 387 |
| 8Niles, MI | 52 | 128 | 20.0 | $469K | −1.3% | #154 of 387 |
| 9Traverse City, MI | 52 | 170 | 26.0 | $394K | +2.2% | #159 of 387 |
| 10Jackson, MI | 50 | 130 | 20.8 | $451K | −0.4% | #181 of 387 |
Other business types in the Monroe metro area
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 spas80
- Hair salons79
- Barbershops70
- Nail salons74
- Spas and skin care76
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Monroe, MI metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 75 hair salons in the Monroe metro area. 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 also show 423 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Monroe, MI metro area 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. 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 63,029 households in the Monroe metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Monroe, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Monroe metro area 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 U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Monroe metro area 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 the Monroe, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Monroe metro area at 156,004 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,029 households. Median household income in the Monroe metro area is $77,335, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.3%, 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. The Monroe metro area scores 79 for hair salons (high), #7 of 387 scored metro areas.
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