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Barbershops in the Canton, IL area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in the Canton, IL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.2M
On personal care products and services · $886 a household
Spending per listing
$6.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
32,901
−2.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 barbershops in the Canton area. That is 1.4 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on personal care products and services in the Canton area comes to about $12.2M a year: $886 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $6.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in the Canton area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Canton area declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 barbershops on map listings, the Canton area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Canton area compares

The same measures for Illinois and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the barbershops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Barbershops in Canton, IL area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureCanton areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.45.15.3
Spending per listing$6.1M$2.1M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a17,13116,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+38.0%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$886$1,063$1,005
Median household income$60,599$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored39

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
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 barber shops in the Canton 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 Canton area

Population, 2025 estimate
32,901−2.0% since 2020
Households
13,795
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
866 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$60,599
Average household income
$78,763
Median home value
$107,200
Jobs located here
8,322
Daytime population
27,980Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Illinois

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for barbershops, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Canton area marked.

Top small-town markets in Illinois

Small-town markets in Illinois ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Effingham, IL7163.3$3M−0.9%#62 of 377
2Quincy, IL-MO6582.6$3.5M−2.0%#98 of 377
3Rochelle, IL6294.3$2.3M−0.7%#116 of 377
4Ottawa, IL59243.9$2.5M−1.6%#131 of 377
5Marion-Herrin, IL59124.1$2.2M+0.2%#132 of 377
6Freeport, IL5863.1$2.9M−3.0%#141 of 377
Burlington, IA-IL5273.5$2.5M−2.5%#182 of 377
7Carbondale, IL4683.5$2.4M−1.5%#218 of 377
8Sterling, IL44114.8$1.9M−2.6%#228 of 377
9Charleston-Mattoon, IL4394.3$2M−1.0%#232 of 377
Canton, ILNot scored21.4$6.1M−2.0%

Other business types in the Canton area

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in the Canton, IL area?

The Canton area has 2 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Canton area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Canton, IL area spend on personal care products and services?

About $12.2M a year, or $886 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $6.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,795 households in the Canton area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Canton, IL area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

The Canton area has 2 barbershops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Canton area would have about 7, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is the Canton, IL area growing?

Population estimates put the Canton area at 32,901 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,795 households. Median household income in the Canton area is $60,599, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Canton area has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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