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Barbershops in Randolph County, IL
The barbershops in Randolph County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #769 of 1,356 scored counties
#23 of 38 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10.9M
- On personal care products and services · $914 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,921
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $914 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Randolph County spend about $10.9M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 5 barbershops, that is $2.2M per shop, 16% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Randolph County has 5 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Randolph County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Randolph County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For barbershops, Randolph County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #769 of 1,356 scored counties and #23 of 38 scored counties in Illinois.
How Randolph 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 | Randolph County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $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 | −0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $914 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $68,131 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 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
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Randolph 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 Randolph County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,921−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,945
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 52
- Median household income
- $68,131+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,525
- Median home value
- $135,100
- Jobs located here
- 11,140
- Daytime population
- 28,294Residents 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 Randolph 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 |
| 23Randolph County, IL | 47 | 5 | 4.2 | $2.2M | −0.6% | #769 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Randolph 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 spas57
- Hair salons57
- Barbershops47
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care53
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Randolph County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 barbershops in Randolph County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Randolph County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Randolph County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $10.9M a year, or $914 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 11,945 households in Randolph County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Randolph County, IL compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Randolph County has 4.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 21% 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 U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Randolph County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Randolph County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Randolph County at 29,921 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,945 households. The median household income in Randolph County is $68,131 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% 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. Randolph County scores 47 for barbershops (lower middle), #769 of 1,356 scored counties.
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