Beauty and personal care · County · Michigan
Salons, barbers and spas in Crawford County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Crawford County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #229 of 2,385 scored counties
#14 of 73 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.2M
- On personal care products and services · $838 a household
- Spending per listing
- $402K
- 89% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.9
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,722
- +5.7% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Crawford County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #229 of 2,385 scored counties and #14 of 73 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for salons, barbers and spas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 salons, barbers and spas in Crawford County. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 20.9 for every 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $838 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Crawford County spend about $5.2M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $402K of household spending for each business on map listings, 89% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Crawford County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Crawford County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Crawford 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 | Crawford County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.9 | 39.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $402K | $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 | +5.7% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $838 | $986 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $60,392 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 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
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Crawford 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 Crawford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,722+5.7% since 2020
- Households
- 6,231
- Median age
- 50.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 556 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $60,392+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,758
- Median home value
- $163,000
- Jobs located here
- 3,857
- Daytime population
- 12,867Residents 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 |
| 14Crawford County, MI | 72 | 13 | 20.9 | $402K | +5.7% | #229 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Crawford 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 spas72
- Hair salons57
- 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 Crawford County, MI?
There are 13 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Crawford County as of September 2026. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Crawford County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 40 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Crawford County, MI spend on personal care products and services?
About $5.2M a year, or $838 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $402K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,231 households in Crawford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Crawford County, MI compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Crawford County has 20.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $402K, 89% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Crawford County would have about 25, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Crawford County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Crawford County at 13,722 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,231 households. Median household income in Crawford County is $60,392, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Crawford County scores 72 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #229 of 2,385 scored counties.
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