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Salons, barbers and spas in Shiawassee County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Shiawassee County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #616 of 2,385 scored counties
#34 of 73 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
91
13 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$25.9M
On personal care products and services · $922 a household
Spending per listing
$285K
34% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.4
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,681
−0.4% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Shiawassee County comes to about $25.9M a year: $922 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $285K per business, 34% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Shiawassee County has 91 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 14%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 32.4 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Shiawassee County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 2,557 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 311 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $479K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Shiawassee County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Shiawassee County declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Shiawassee County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #616 of 2,385 scored counties and #34 of 73 scored counties in Michigan.

How Shiawassee 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 Shiawassee County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureShiawassee CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.439.047.2
Spending per listing$285K$253K$213K
Households per official establishment2,5571,186804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.9%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$922$986$1,005
Median household income$67,404$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score6161

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 11
Employees, 2023
31
Annual payroll, 2023
$630K
One-person businesses, 2023
311Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9113 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
122The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$479K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
67,681−0.4% since 2020
Households
28,126
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
531 sq. mi.
People per square mile
128
Median household income
$67,404+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,758
Median home value
$171,600
Jobs located here
14,880
Daytime population
55,429Residents 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 Shiawassee 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
34Shiawassee County, MI619132.4$285K−0.4%#616 of 2,385

Other business types in Shiawassee County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 91 salons, barbers and spas in Shiawassee County. 13 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 311 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $25.9M a year, or $922 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 91 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $285K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,126 households in Shiawassee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Shiawassee County has 32.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $285K, 34% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Shiawassee County would have about 122, against 91 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,557 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Shiawassee County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Shiawassee County at 67,681 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,126 households. The median household income in Shiawassee County is $67,404 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.3% 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. Shiawassee County scores 61 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #616 of 2,385 scored counties.

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