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Barbershops in LaSalle County, IL
The barbershops in LaSalle County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #562 of 1,356 scored counties
#14 of 38 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 17
- 6 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $43.8M
- On personal care products and services · $965 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 107,773
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 barbershops in LaSalle County. 6 of them (35%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $965 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in LaSalle County spend about $43.8M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $2.6M per shop, 37% 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 LaSalle County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of LaSalle County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For barbershops, LaSalle County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #562 of 1,356 scored counties and #14 of 38 scored counties in Illinois.
How LaSalle 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 | LaSalle County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 17,131 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +38.0% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $965 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $73,045 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 39 |
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
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 176 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 LaSalle 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 LaSalle County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 107,773−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 45,373
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,135 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $73,045+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,009
- Median home value
- $161,900
- Jobs located here
- 39,709
- Daytime population
- 97,993Residents 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 LaSalle 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 |
| 14LaSalle County, IL | 55 | 17 | 3.7 | $2.6M | −1.5% | #562 of 1,356 |
Other business types in LaSalle 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 spas52
- Hair salons49
- Barbershops55
- Nail salons67
- Spas and skin care65
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in LaSalle County, IL?
LaSalle County has 17 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in LaSalle County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in LaSalle County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $43.8M a year, or $965 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,373 households in LaSalle County and national spending patterns by income.
How does LaSalle County, IL compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
LaSalle County has 3.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, LaSalle County would have about 23, against 17 on map listings.
How fast is LaSalle County, IL growing?
Population estimates put LaSalle County at 107,773 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,373 households. Median household income in LaSalle County is $73,045, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.6%, 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. LaSalle County scores 55 for barbershops (upper middle), #562 of 1,356 scored counties.
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