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Barbershops in McHenry County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in McHenry County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #46 of 1,356 scored counties
#1 of 38 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 38
- 10 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $138.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,180 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 94% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 317,751
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
McHenry County scores 83 (high) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #46 of 1,356 scored counties and #1 of 38 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for barbershops.
Household spending on personal care products and services in McHenry County comes to about $138.7M a year: $1,180 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 94% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 38 barbershops on map listings in McHenry County as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 26%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 3.2 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in McHenry County in 2023. That is one for every 23,519 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McHenry County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How McHenry 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 | McHenry County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 23,519 | 17,131 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +38.0% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,180 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $104,802 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 61Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3810 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 74The 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 McHenry 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 McHenry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 317,751+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 117,594
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 603 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 518
- Median household income
- $104,802+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $130,520
- Median home value
- $308,100
- Jobs located here
- 93,473
- Daytime population
- 243,217Residents 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 McHenry 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 |
Other business types in McHenry 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 spas60
- Hair salons65
- Barbershops83
- Nail salons57
- Spas and skin care64
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in McHenry County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 barbershops in McHenry County. 10 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Another 61 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in McHenry County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $138.7M a year, or $1,180 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 117,594 households in McHenry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McHenry County, IL compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
McHenry County has 3.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.7M, 94% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, McHenry County would have about 74, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 23,519 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is McHenry County, IL growing?
Population estimates put McHenry County at 317,751 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 117,594 households. The median household income in McHenry County is $104,802 a year, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.7% 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. McHenry County scores 83 for barbershops (high), #46 of 1,356 scored counties.
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