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Salons, barbers and spas in Cass County, MI

How Cass 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 79 out of 100: High

Ranked #75 of 2,385 scored counties
#4 of 73 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
34
6 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.6M
On personal care products and services · $971 a household
Spending per listing
$605K
2.9 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.0
66% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
51,677
+0.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Cass County scores 79 (high) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #75 of 2,385 scored counties and #4 of 73 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for salons, barbers and spas.

Households in Cass County spend about $20.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $971 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $605K per business, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $213K.

There are 34 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Cass County as of September 2026. 6 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 16.0 per 10,000 households, 66% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Cass County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 3,030 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Cass County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Cass 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Cass County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.039.047.2
Spending per listing$605K$253K$213K
Households per official establishment3,0301,186804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.9%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$971$986$1,005
Median household income$70,443$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score7961

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 7
Employees, 2023
31
Annual payroll, 2023
$818K
One-person businesses, 2023
118Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
346 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
97The 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 Cass 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 Cass County

Population, 2025 estimate
51,677+0.2% since 2020
Households
21,207
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
490 sq. mi.
People per square mile
105
Median household income
$70,443+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,850
Median home value
$218,000
Jobs located here
10,356
Daytime population
39,419Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Cass County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Leelanau County, MI841616.6$692K+3.0%#40 of 2,385
2Barry County, MI844618.8$531K+2.2%#42 of 2,385
3Allegan County, MI8010122.2$463K+2.1%#67 of 2,385
4Cass County, MI793416.0$605K+0.2%#75 of 2,385
5Monroe County, MI7814022.2$452K+0.7%#107 of 2,385
6Benzie County, MI771924.6$395K+3.1%#122 of 2,385
7Antrim County, MI763228.8$333K+5.3%#152 of 2,385
8Kalkaska County, MI751721.8$411K+4.3%#167 of 2,385
9Houghton County, MI743625.2$356K+1.6%#185 of 2,385
10Gladwin County, MI732623.0$370K+2.8%#212 of 2,385

Other business types in Cass County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Cass County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 34 salons, barbers and spas in Cass County. 6 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 118 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Cass County, MI spend on personal care products and services?

About $20.6M a year, or $971 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $605K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,207 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cass County, MI compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Cass County has 16.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 66% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $605K, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Cass County would have about 97, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,030 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Cass County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 51,677 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,207 households. The median household income in Cass County is $70,443 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% 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. Cass County scores 79 for salons, barbers and spas (high), #75 of 2,385 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Cass County

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