Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Michigan
Salons, barbers and spas in the Hillsdale, MI area
The salons, barbers and spas in the Hillsdale, MI area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #55 of 538 scored small-town markets
#4 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan
- Listings
- 43
- 12 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.1M
- On personal care products and services · $904 a household
- Spending per listing
- $375K
- 77% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.1
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,738
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 43 salons, barbers and spas in the Hillsdale area. 12 of them (28%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.1, 49% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Hillsdale area comes to about $16.1M a year: $904 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 43 salons, barbers and spas, that is $375K per business, 77% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Hillsdale area was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 1,984 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 131 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $7,000 has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Hillsdale area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Hillsdale area from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Hillsdale area scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #55 of 538 scored small-town markets and #4 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Hillsdale area 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 | Hillsdale area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.1 | 39.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $375K | $253K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,984 | 1,186 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.9% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $904 | $986 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $64,242 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $880K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 131Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4312 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 76The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $7,000
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Hillsdale area, 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 the Hillsdale area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,7380.0% since 2020
- Households
- 17,860
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $64,242+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,816
- Median home value
- $176,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,372
- Daytime population
- 39,069Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Michigan for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Hillsdale area marked.
Top small-town markets in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Holland, MI | 84 | 101 | 22.2 | $463K | +2.1% | #3 of 538 |
| 2Houghton, MI | 82 | 38 | 24.6 | $363K | +1.8% | #5 of 538 |
| 3Coldwater, MI | 74 | 45 | 26.6 | $335K | +2.5% | #30 of 538 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | 70 | 83 | 28.2 | $312K | +0.3% | #50 of 538 |
| 4Hillsdale, MI | 69 | 43 | 24.1 | $375K | 0.0% | #55 of 538 |
| 5Owosso, MI | 67 | 91 | 32.4 | $285K | −0.4% | #74 of 538 |
| 6Adrian, MI | 64 | 119 | 30.6 | $308K | −1.6% | #94 of 538 |
| 7Marquette, MI | 63 | 83 | 29.4 | $308K | +2.3% | #105 of 538 |
| 8Ludington, MI | 62 | 35 | 27.3 | $337K | 0.0% | #116 of 538 |
| 9Escanaba, MI | 62 | 50 | 31.3 | $279K | −0.8% | #119 of 538 |
Other business types in the Hillsdale area
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 spas69
- Hair salons62
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care68
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 the Hillsdale, MI area?
There are 43 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in the Hillsdale area as of September 2026. 12 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 131 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Hillsdale, MI area spend on personal care products and services?
About $16.1M a year, or $904 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $375K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,860 households in the Hillsdale area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hillsdale, MI area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Hillsdale area has 24.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $375K, 77% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Hillsdale area would have about 76, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,984 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is the Hillsdale, MI area growing?
Population estimates put the Hillsdale area at 45,738 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,860 households. Median household income in the Hillsdale area is $64,242, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.5%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Hillsdale area scores 69 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #55 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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