Beauty and personal care · County · Michigan
Salons, barbers and spas in Alcona County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Alcona 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 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.5M
- On personal care products and services · $847 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 5.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 84% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,556
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Alcona County comes to about $4.5M a year: $847 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 5.3 times the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 4 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Alcona County as of September 2026. That is 7.5 per 10,000 households, 84% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Alcona County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 30 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Alcona County grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, Alcona County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Alcona 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 salons, barbers and spas 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 | Alcona County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 39.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $253K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,186 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.9% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $847 | $986 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $54,993 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 61 |
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
- 30Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 personal care services in Alcona 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 Alcona County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,556+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 5,305
- Median age
- 59.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 90%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 675 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $54,993+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,179
- Median home value
- $162,800
- Jobs located here
- 1,273
- Daytime population
- 8,748Residents 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 | 84 | 16 | 16.6 | $692K | +3.0% | #40 of 2,385 |
| 2Barry County, MI | 84 | 46 | 18.8 | $531K | +2.2% | #42 of 2,385 |
| 3Allegan County, MI | 80 | 101 | 22.2 | $463K | +2.1% | #67 of 2,385 |
| 4Cass County, MI | 79 | 34 | 16.0 | $605K | +0.2% | #75 of 2,385 |
| 5Monroe County, MI | 78 | 140 | 22.2 | $452K | +0.7% | #107 of 2,385 |
| 6Benzie County, MI | 77 | 19 | 24.6 | $395K | +3.1% | #122 of 2,385 |
| 7Antrim County, MI | 76 | 32 | 28.8 | $333K | +5.3% | #152 of 2,385 |
| 8Kalkaska County, MI | 75 | 17 | 21.8 | $411K | +4.3% | #167 of 2,385 |
| 9Houghton County, MI | 74 | 36 | 25.2 | $356K | +1.6% | #185 of 2,385 |
| 10Gladwin County, MI | 73 | 26 | 23.0 | $370K | +2.8% | #212 of 2,385 |
| Alcona County, MI | Not scored | 4 | 7.5 | $1.1M | +3.7% |
Other business types in Alcona 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 spas
- Hair salons
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many salons, barbers and spas are in Alcona County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 salons, barbers and spas in Alcona County. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Alcona County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 30 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Alcona County, MI spend on personal care products and services?
About $4.5M a year, or $847 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,305 households in Alcona County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alcona County, MI compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Alcona County has 7.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 84% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $1.1M, 5.3 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Alcona County would have about 21, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Alcona County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Alcona County at 10,556 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,305 households. The median household income in Alcona County is $54,993 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. Alcona County has no market score for salons, barbers and spas: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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