Beauty and personal care · County · Michigan
Hair salons in Wexford County, MI
The hair salons in Wexford County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,977 of 2,339 scored counties
#71 of 73 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 36
- 6 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.1M
- On personal care products and services · $885 a household
- Spending per listing
- $337K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.3
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,445
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Wexford County is 32 (lower middle), #1,977 of 2,339 scored counties and #71 of 73 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Wexford County comes to about $12.1M a year: $885 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $337K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 36 hair salons on map listings in Wexford County as of September 2026. 6 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 26.3 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Wexford County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 1,370 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $70K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Wexford County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wexford County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Wexford 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 | Wexford County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.3 | 21.2 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $337K | $464K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,370 | 1,879 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $885 | $986 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $61,085 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 50
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 47Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 366 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $70K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Wexford 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 Wexford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,445+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 13,696
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 565 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $61,085+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,703
- Median home value
- $170,400
- Jobs located here
- 12,506
- Daytime population
- 34,920Residents 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 |
| 71Wexford County, MI | 32 | 36 | 26.3 | $337K | +2.3% | #1,977 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Wexford 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 spas45
- Hair salons32
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care57
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Wexford County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 36 hair salons in Wexford County. 6 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 47 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wexford County, MI spend on personal care products and services?
About $12.1M a year, or $885 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $337K 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 13,696 households in Wexford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wexford County, MI compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Wexford County has 26.3 hair salons per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $337K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Wexford County would have about 28, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,370 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Wexford County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Wexford County at 34,445 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,696 households. Median household income in Wexford County is $61,085, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.4%, 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. Wexford County scores 32 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,977 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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