Beauty and personal care · County · Michigan
Salons, barbers and spas in Chippewa County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Chippewa County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,149 of 2,385 scored counties
#54 of 73 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 37
- 8 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.3M
- On personal care products and services · $872 a household
- Spending per listing
- $332K
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.3
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,081
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 salons, barbers and spas in Chippewa County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 26.3 per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $872 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Chippewa County spend about $12.3M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $332K of household spending for each business on map listings, 56% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Chippewa County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 1,173 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 73 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Chippewa County.
Population estimates show Chippewa County declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Chippewa County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,149 of 2,385 scored counties and #54 of 73 scored counties in Michigan.
How Chippewa 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 | Chippewa County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.3 | 39.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $332K | $253K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,173 | 1,186 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.9% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $872 | $986 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $62,217 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $778K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 73Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 378 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Chippewa 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 Chippewa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,081−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 14,080
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,559 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $62,217+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,569
- Median home value
- $161,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,286
- Daytime population
- 35,358Residents 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 Chippewa 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 |
| 54Chippewa County, MI | 50 | 37 | 26.3 | $332K | −1.9% | #1,149 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Chippewa 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 spas50
- Hair salons41
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care50
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 Chippewa County, MI?
Chippewa County has 37 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 73 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Chippewa County, MI spend on personal care products and services?
About $12.3M a year, or $872 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $332K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,080 households in Chippewa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chippewa County, MI compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Chippewa County has 26.3 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $332K, 56% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Chippewa County would have about 58, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,173 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Chippewa County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Chippewa County at 36,081 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,080 households. Median household income in Chippewa County is $62,217, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.8%, 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. Chippewa County scores 50 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,149 of 2,385 scored counties.
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