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Nail salons in Gladwin County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Gladwin County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $9.6M
- On personal care products and services · $853 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 26,077
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Gladwin County comes to about $9.6M a year: $853 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 nail salons, that is $4.8M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 2 nail salons on map listings in Gladwin County as of September 2026. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Gladwin County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gladwin County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 nail salons on map listings, Gladwin County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Gladwin 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 nail 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 | Gladwin County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 4.3 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $2.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 16,706 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +71.8% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $853 | $986 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $55,349 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 nail salons in Gladwin 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 Gladwin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,077+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 11,280
- Median age
- 50.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 502 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $55,349+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,057
- Median home value
- $162,300
- Jobs located here
- 3,987
- Daytime population
- 21,290Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ottawa County, MI | 87 | 38 | 3.4 | $3.2M | +3.9% | #13 of 1,328 |
| 2Livingston County, MI | 84 | 28 | 3.7 | $3.2M | +1.7% | #24 of 1,328 |
| 3Clinton County, MI | 80 | 5 | 1.6 | $6.8M | +1.6% | #45 of 1,328 |
| 4Allegan County, MI | 79 | 11 | 2.4 | $4.3M | +2.1% | #51 of 1,328 |
| 5Barry County, MI | 77 | 6 | 2.5 | $4.1M | +2.2% | #64 of 1,328 |
| 6Washtenaw County, MI | 77 | 53 | 3.5 | $3.1M | −0.4% | #66 of 1,328 |
| 7Monroe County, MI | 75 | 13 | 2.1 | $4.9M | +0.7% | #79 of 1,328 |
| 8Montcalm County, MI | 74 | 6 | 2.4 | $3.7M | +4.1% | #98 of 1,328 |
| 9Muskegon County, MI | 73 | 21 | 3.1 | $2.9M | +1.8% | #114 of 1,328 |
| 10Marquette County, MI | 71 | 6 | 2.1 | $4.3M | +2.3% | #129 of 1,328 |
| Gladwin County, MI | Not scored | 2 | 1.8 | $4.8M | +2.8% |
Other business types in Gladwin 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 spas73
- Hair salons62
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care66
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Gladwin County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 nail salons in Gladwin County. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Gladwin County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gladwin County, MI spend on personal care products and services?
About $9.6M a year, or $853 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $4.8M per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which nail salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,280 households in Gladwin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gladwin County, MI compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Gladwin County has 2 nail salons on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Gladwin County would have about 6, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Gladwin County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Gladwin County at 26,077 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,280 households. Median household income in Gladwin County is $55,349, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.1%, 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. Gladwin County has no market score for nail salons: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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