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Barbershops in DuPage County, IL
How DuPage County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #565 of 1,356 scored counties
#15 of 38 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 180
- 40 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +40.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $433.3M
- On personal care products and services · $1,235 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 934,298
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in DuPage County comes to about $433.3M a year: $1,235 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per shop, 28% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 180 barbershops on map listings in DuPage County as of September 2026. 40 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.1 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in DuPage County classed as barber shops, up 40.0% from 2019. That is one for every 10,022 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 272 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $903K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in DuPage County.
Population estimates show DuPage County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in DuPage County is 55 (upper middle), #565 of 1,356 scored counties and #15 of 38 scored counties in Illinois.
How DuPage 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.
| Measure | DuPage County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,022 | 17,131 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +40.0% | +38.0% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,235 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $112,096 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 35+40.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 141
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 272Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18040 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 230The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $903K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in DuPage 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 DuPage County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 934,298+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 350,758
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 328 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,836
- Median household income
- $112,096+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $152,117
- Median home value
- $391,400
- Jobs located here
- 643,931
- Daytime population
- 1,099,611Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for barbershops, numbered among those based in Illinois, with DuPage County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1McHenry County, IL | 83 | 38 | 3.2 | $3.7M | +2.5% | #46 of 1,356 |
| 2Grundy County, IL | 72 | 9 | 4.4 | $2.5M | +2.9% | #187 of 1,356 |
| 3Kendall County, IL | 71 | 21 | 4.6 | $2.6M | +9.9% | #205 of 1,356 |
| 4Will County, IL | 71 | 122 | 5.0 | $2.4M | +2.2% | #210 of 1,356 |
| 5Madison County, IL | 67 | 42 | 3.8 | $2.6M | −1.0% | #289 of 1,356 |
| 6Effingham County, IL | 63 | 5 | 3.6 | $2.8M | −0.5% | #384 of 1,356 |
| 7McLean County, IL | 63 | 28 | 4.0 | $2.6M | +0.1% | #385 of 1,356 |
| 8Adams County, IL | 60 | 7 | 2.5 | $3.7M | −2.1% | #441 of 1,356 |
| 9Champaign County, IL | 60 | 32 | 3.7 | $2.5M | +1.8% | #450 of 1,356 |
| 10Tazewell County, IL | 59 | 21 | 3.9 | $2.6M | −0.9% | #466 of 1,356 |
| 15DuPage County, IL | 55 | 180 | 5.1 | $2.4M | +0.3% | #565 of 1,356 |
Other business types in DuPage 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 spas37
- Hair salons41
- Barbershops55
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care34
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in DuPage County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 180 barbershops in DuPage County. 40 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, up 40.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 272 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in DuPage County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $433.3M a year, or $1,235 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 180 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 350,758 households in DuPage County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DuPage County, IL compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
DuPage County has 5.1 barbershops per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, DuPage County would have about 230, against 180 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,022 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count rose 40.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
How fast is DuPage County, IL growing?
Population estimates put DuPage County at 934,298 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 350,758 households. The median household income in DuPage County is $112,096 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. DuPage County scores 55 for barbershops (upper middle), #565 of 1,356 scored counties.
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