Beauty and personal care · County · Wisconsin
Hair salons in Manitowoc County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Manitowoc County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,428 of 2,339 scored counties
#43 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 77
- 10 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- −8.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $33.1M
- On personal care products and services · $940 a household
- Spending per listing
- $429K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.9
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,710
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Manitowoc County comes to about $33.1M a year: $940 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $429K per salon, in line with the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 77 hair salons on map listings in Manitowoc County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 21.9 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Manitowoc County was 21 in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,676 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 136 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $786K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Manitowoc County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Manitowoc County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Manitowoc County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,428 of 2,339 scored counties and #43 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Manitowoc County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Manitowoc County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.9 | 25.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $429K | $399K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,676 | 1,557 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.7% | −6.5% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $940 | $1,007 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $69,148 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 21−8.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 119
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 136Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7710 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 77The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $786K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Manitowoc 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 Manitowoc County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,710+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 35,188
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 589 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 138
- Median household income
- $69,148+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,528
- Median home value
- $186,900
- Jobs located here
- 33,176
- Daytime population
- 74,436Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for hair salons, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Manitowoc County marked.
Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oconto County, WI | 86 | 19 | 11.3 | $866K | +2.9% | #32 of 2,339 |
| 2Adams County, WI | 79 | 7 | 7.4 | $1.2M | +5.2% | #84 of 2,339 |
| 3Sawyer County, WI | 75 | 11 | 12.5 | $714K | +4.0% | #155 of 2,339 |
| 4Burnett County, WI | 74 | 10 | 13.9 | $652K | +3.9% | #177 of 2,339 |
| 5Calumet County, WI | 73 | 35 | 16.4 | $650K | +2.9% | #204 of 2,339 |
| 6Vernon County, WI | 73 | 22 | 17.7 | $539K | +2.4% | #213 of 2,339 |
| 7Marquette County, WI | 72 | 8 | 11.4 | $786K | +2.1% | #227 of 2,339 |
| 8Juneau County, WI | 71 | 11 | 10.0 | $895K | −0.5% | #250 of 2,339 |
| 9Green Lake County, WI | 71 | 12 | 14.5 | $650K | +1.5% | #258 of 2,339 |
| 10Pierce County, WI | 70 | 29 | 18.3 | $590K | +3.1% | #286 of 2,339 |
| 43Manitowoc County, WI | 45 | 77 | 21.9 | $429K | +0.4% | #1,428 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Manitowoc 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 spas57
- Hair salons45
- Barbershops63
- Nail salons69
- Spas and skin care65
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Manitowoc County, WI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 77 hair salons in Manitowoc County. 10 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 136 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Manitowoc County, WI spend on personal care products and services?
About $33.1M a year, or $940 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $429K 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 35,188 households in Manitowoc County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Manitowoc County, WI compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Manitowoc County has 21.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $429K, 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 1,676 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Manitowoc County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Manitowoc County at 81,710 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,188 households. Median household income in Manitowoc County is $69,148, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. Manitowoc County scores 45 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,428 of 2,339 scored counties.
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