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Barbershops in Clark County, IL

The barbershops in Clark County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.1M
On personal care products and services · $934 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,114
−2.2% 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 Clark County comes to about $6.1M a year: $934 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per shop, 8% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

Clark County has 3 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Clark County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Clark County declined 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 barbershops on map listings, Clark County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Clark County 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 Clark County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureClark CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.65.15.3
Spending per listing$2M$2.1M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a17,13116,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+38.0%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$934$1,063$1,005
Median household income$72,927$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
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Clark 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 Clark County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,114−2.2% since 2020
Households
6,555
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
501 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$72,927+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,731
Median home value
$132,400
Jobs located here
4,292
Daytime population
13,525Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for barbershops, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Clark County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1McHenry County, IL83383.2$3.7M+2.5%#46 of 1,356
2Grundy County, IL7294.4$2.5M+2.9%#187 of 1,356
3Kendall County, IL71214.6$2.6M+9.9%#205 of 1,356
4Will County, IL711225.0$2.4M+2.2%#210 of 1,356
5Madison County, IL67423.8$2.6M−1.0%#289 of 1,356
6Effingham County, IL6353.6$2.8M−0.5%#384 of 1,356
7McLean County, IL63284.0$2.6M+0.1%#385 of 1,356
8Adams County, IL6072.5$3.7M−2.1%#441 of 1,356
9Champaign County, IL60323.7$2.5M+1.8%#450 of 1,356
10Tazewell County, IL59213.9$2.6M−0.9%#466 of 1,356
Clark County, ILNot scored34.6$2M−2.2%

Other business types in Clark County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Clark County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 barbershops in Clark County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Clark County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Clark County, IL spend on personal care products and services?

About $6.1M a year, or $934 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2M per shop. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,555 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clark County, IL compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Clark County has 4.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending.

How fast is Clark County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Clark County at 15,114 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,555 households. The median household income in Clark County is $72,927 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% 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. Clark County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for barbershops · All 56 business types in Clark County

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