Beauty and personal care · County · Michigan
Salons, barbers and spas in Clinton County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Clinton County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #213 of 2,385 scored counties
#11 of 73 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 92
- 19 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $34M
- On personal care products and services · $1,075 a household
- Spending per listing
- $370K
- 74% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.1
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,432
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Clinton County is 73 (upper middle), #213 of 2,385 scored counties and #11 of 73 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for salons, barbers and spas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 92 salons, barbers and spas in Clinton County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 29.1 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Clinton County spend about $34M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,075 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $370K per business, 74% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Clinton County in 2023. That is one for every 1,582 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $433K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Clinton County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clinton County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Clinton 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 | Clinton County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.1 | 39.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $370K | $253K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,582 | 1,186 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.9% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,075 | $986 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $88,210 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 77
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 315Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9219 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 160The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $433K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Clinton 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 Clinton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,432+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 31,639
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 567 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 140
- Median household income
- $88,210+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,690
- Median home value
- $259,500
- Jobs located here
- 19,511
- Daytime population
- 64,429Residents 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 |
| 11Clinton County, MI | 73 | 92 | 29.1 | $370K | +1.6% | #213 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Clinton 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 salons73
- Barbershops74
- Nail salons80
- Spas and skin care75
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 Clinton County, MI?
Clinton County has 92 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 19 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 315 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Clinton County, MI spend on personal care products and services?
About $34M a year, or $1,075 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 92 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $370K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,639 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clinton County, MI compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Clinton County has 29.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $370K, 74% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Clinton County would have about 160, against 92 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,582 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Clinton County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Clinton County at 80,432 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,639 households. Median household income in Clinton County is $88,210, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Clinton County scores 73 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #213 of 2,385 scored counties.
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