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Barbershops in Henry County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Henry County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #716 of 1,356 scored counties
#21 of 38 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
9
4 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$19.7M
On personal care products and services · $974 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
48,095
−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

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 barbershops in Henry County. 4 of them (44%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 17% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Henry County comes to about $19.7M a year: $974 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per shop, 16% above 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 Henry County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Henry County declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Henry County is 49 (lower middle), #716 of 1,356 scored counties and #21 of 38 scored counties in Illinois.

How Henry 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 Henry County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureHenry CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.45.15.3
Spending per listing$2.2M$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$974$1,063$1,005
Median household income$71,911$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4939

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
17Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
94 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Henry 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 Henry County

Population, 2025 estimate
48,095−2.2% since 2020
Households
20,272
Median age
43.9
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
823 sq. mi.
People per square mile
59
Median household income
$71,911+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,368
Median home value
$151,600
Jobs located here
13,837
Daytime population
40,391Residents 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 Henry 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
21Henry County, IL4994.4$2.2M−2.2%#716 of 1,356

Other business types in Henry County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Henry County, IL?

Henry County has 9 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Henry County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $19.7M a year, or $974 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,272 households in Henry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Henry County has 4.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.2M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Henry County would have about 11, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Henry County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Henry County at 48,095 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,272 households. Median household income in Henry County is $71,911, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.0%, 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. Henry County scores 49 for barbershops (lower middle), #716 of 1,356 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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