Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Illinois
Barbershops in the Pontiac, IL area
The barbershops in the Pontiac, IL area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $14.2M
- On personal care products and services · $971 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 88% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,057
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $971 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in the Pontiac area spend about $14.2M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $3.5M per shop, 88% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
The Pontiac area has 4 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in the Pontiac area, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Pontiac area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 barbershops on map listings, the Pontiac area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Pontiac 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.
| Measure | Pontiac area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $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 | −2.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $971 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $73,790 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 the Pontiac 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 Pontiac area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,057−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 14,615
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,044 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $73,790+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,317
- Median home value
- $142,200
- Jobs located here
- 12,813
- Daytime population
- 32,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →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 Pontiac area marked.
Top small-town markets in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Effingham, IL | 71 | 6 | 3.3 | $3M | −0.9% | #62 of 377 |
| 2Quincy, IL-MO | 65 | 8 | 2.6 | $3.5M | −2.0% | #98 of 377 |
| 3Rochelle, IL | 62 | 9 | 4.3 | $2.3M | −0.7% | #116 of 377 |
| 4Ottawa, IL | 59 | 24 | 3.9 | $2.5M | −1.6% | #131 of 377 |
| 5Marion-Herrin, IL | 59 | 12 | 4.1 | $2.2M | +0.2% | #132 of 377 |
| 6Freeport, IL | 58 | 6 | 3.1 | $2.9M | −3.0% | #141 of 377 |
| Burlington, IA-IL | 52 | 7 | 3.5 | $2.5M | −2.5% | #182 of 377 |
| 7Carbondale, IL | 46 | 8 | 3.5 | $2.4M | −1.5% | #218 of 377 |
| 8Sterling, IL | 44 | 11 | 4.8 | $1.9M | −2.6% | #228 of 377 |
| 9Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 43 | 9 | 4.3 | $2M | −1.0% | #232 of 377 |
| Pontiac, IL | Not scored | 4 | 2.7 | $3.5M | −2.1% |
Other business types in the Pontiac area
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 salons44
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care72
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Pontiac, IL area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 barbershops in the Pontiac area. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Pontiac area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Pontiac, IL area spend on personal care products and services?
About $14.2M a year, or $971 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 14,615 households in the Pontiac area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pontiac, IL area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Pontiac area has 2.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.5M, 88% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Pontiac area would have about 8, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is the Pontiac, IL area growing?
Population estimates put the Pontiac area at 35,057 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,615 households. The median household income in the Pontiac area is $73,790 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. 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 Pontiac area has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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