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Salons, barbers and spas in Midland County, MI

How Midland 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #707 of 2,385 scored counties
#40 of 73 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
134
25 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
23
−11.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$35.8M
On personal care products and services · $1,022 a household
Spending per listing
$267K
25% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
38.3
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,754
+0.3% 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

Households in Midland County spend about $35.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,022 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $267K of household spending for each business on map listings, 25% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Midland County has 134 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 38.3 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in Midland County classed as personal care services, down 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,521 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 268 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Midland County.

Population estimates put the population change in Midland County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Midland County is 59 (upper middle), #707 of 2,385 scored counties and #40 of 73 scored counties in Michigan.

How Midland 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 Midland County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMidland CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households38.339.047.2
Spending per listing$267K$253K$213K
Households per official establishment1,5211,186804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.5%+9.9%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,022$986$1,005
Median household income$77,705$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score5961

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 23−11.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
110
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
268Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
13425 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
168The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$1.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Midland 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 Midland County

Population, 2025 estimate
83,754+0.3% since 2020
Households
34,993
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
518 sq. mi.
People per square mile
162
Median household income
$77,705+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,160
Median home value
$195,400
Jobs located here
33,850
Daytime population
84,932Residents 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 Midland 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
40Midland County, MI5913438.3$267K+0.3%#707 of 2,385

Other business types in Midland County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 134 salons, barbers and spas in Midland County. 25 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 268 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $35.8M a year, or $1,022 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 134 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $267K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,993 households in Midland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Midland County has 38.3 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $267K, 25% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Midland County would have about 168, against 134 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,521 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Midland County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Midland County at 83,754 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,993 households. The median household income in Midland County is $77,705 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Midland County scores 59 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #707 of 2,385 scored counties.

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