Beauty and personal care · County · Michigan
Salons, barbers and spas in Arenac County, MI
How Arenac County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #362 of 2,385 scored counties
#20 of 73 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.6M
- On personal care products and services · $856 a household
- Spending per listing
- $623K
- 2.9 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.7
- 71% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,068
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 salons, barbers and spas in Arenac County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 13.7 for every 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Arenac County comes to about $5.6M a year: $856 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $623K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Arenac County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 40 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $80K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Arenac County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Arenac County grew 0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Arenac County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #362 of 2,385 scored counties and #20 of 73 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Arenac 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 | Arenac County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.7 | 39.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $623K | $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 | +0.5% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $856 | $986 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $58,811 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 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
- 40Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $80K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Arenac 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 Arenac County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,068+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 6,552
- Median age
- 49.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 363 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $58,811+39.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,218
- Median home value
- $150,600
- Jobs located here
- 3,742
- Daytime population
- 13,326Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Arenac County marked.
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 |
| 20Arenac County, MI | 67 | 9 | 13.7 | $623K | +0.5% | #362 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Arenac 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 spas67
- Hair salons63
- 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 Arenac County, MI?
Arenac County has 9 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Arenac County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 40 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Arenac County, MI spend on personal care products and services?
About $5.6M a year, or $856 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $623K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,552 households in Arenac County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Arenac County, MI compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Arenac County has 13.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $623K, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Arenac County would have about 26, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Arenac County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Arenac County at 15,068 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,552 households. Median household income in Arenac County is $58,811, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.1%, 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. Arenac County scores 67 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #362 of 2,385 scored counties.
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