Beauty and personal care · County · Michigan
Salons, barbers and spas in Muskegon County, MI
How Muskegon 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 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #750 of 2,385 scored counties
#43 of 73 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 222
- 37 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- +24.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $60.9M
- On personal care products and services · $899 a household
- Spending per listing
- $274K
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.8
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 177,901
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 222 salons, barbers and spas in Muskegon County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 32.8 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $899 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Muskegon County spend about $60.9M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $274K per business, 29% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Muskegon County in 2023, up 24.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,652 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 805 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $680K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Muskegon County.
Population estimates show Muskegon County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Muskegon County is 58 (upper middle), #750 of 2,385 scored counties and #43 of 73 scored counties in Michigan.
How Muskegon 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 | Muskegon County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.8 | 39.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $274K | $253K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,652 | 1,186 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +24.2% | +9.9% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $899 | $986 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $65,024 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 41+24.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 206
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 805Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22237 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 286The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $680K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Muskegon 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 Muskegon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 177,901+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 67,732
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 349
- Median household income
- $65,024+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,950
- Median home value
- $198,300
- Jobs located here
- 56,600
- Daytime population
- 160,507Residents 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 Muskegon 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 |
| 43Muskegon County, MI | 58 | 222 | 32.8 | $274K | +1.8% | #750 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Muskegon 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 spas58
- Hair salons55
- Barbershops61
- Nail salons73
- 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 Muskegon County, MI?
Muskegon County has 222 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 37 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 24.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 805 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Muskegon County, MI spend on personal care products and services?
About $60.9M a year, or $899 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 222 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $274K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,732 households in Muskegon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Muskegon County, MI compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Muskegon County has 32.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $274K, 29% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Muskegon County would have about 286, against 222 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,652 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Muskegon County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Muskegon County at 177,901 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,732 households. Median household income in Muskegon County is $65,024, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Muskegon County scores 58 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #750 of 2,385 scored counties.
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