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Barbershops in the Danville, IL area

How the Danville, IL area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #280 of 377 scored small-town markets
#12 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Illinois

Listings
14
2 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$25.9M
On personal care products and services · $862 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.7
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
71,259
−3.7% 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 14 barbershops in the Danville area. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 4.7 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

At $862 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in the Danville area spend about $25.9M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.9M per shop, 2% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. 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 Danville area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 36 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $117K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in the Danville area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Danville area from 2020 to 2025 at −3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Danville area scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #280 of 377 scored small-town markets and #12 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Illinois.

How the Danville 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 Danville, IL area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureDanville areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.75.15.3
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.1M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a17,13116,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+38.0%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$862$1,063$1,005
Median household income$56,877$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score3539

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
36Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
142 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$117K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in the Danville 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 Danville area

Population, 2025 estimate
71,259−3.7% since 2020
Households
30,084
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
898 sq. mi.
People per square mile
81
Median household income
$56,877+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,148
Median home value
$97,200
Jobs located here
24,379
Daytime population
64,835Residents 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 Danville 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
12Danville, IL35144.7$1.9M−3.7%#280 of 377

Other business types in the Danville area

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in the Danville, IL area?

The Danville area has 14 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Danville area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 36 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $25.9M a year, or $862 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,084 households in the Danville area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Danville area has 4.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.9M, 2% below 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 the Danville, IL area growing?

Population estimates put the Danville area at 71,259 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 30,084 households. Median household income in the Danville area is $56,877, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. 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 Danville area scores 35 for barbershops (lower middle), #280 of 377 scored small-town markets.

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