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Barbershops in Vermilion County, IL
The barbershops in Vermilion County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,066 of 1,356 scored counties
#34 of 38 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 14
- 2 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $25.9M
- On personal care products and services · $862 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,259
- −3.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Vermilion County is 32 (lower middle), #1,066 of 1,356 scored counties and #34 of 38 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 barbershops in Vermilion County. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.7, 11% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $862 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Vermilion County spend about $25.9M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 14 barbershops, that is $1.9M per shop, 2% below 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 Vermilion County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $117K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Vermilion County. Population estimates put the population change in Vermilion County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Vermilion 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 | Vermilion County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $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 | −3.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $862 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $56,877 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 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
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 142 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $117K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Vermilion 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 Vermilion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,259−3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 30,084
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 898 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $56,877+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,148
- Median home value
- $97,200
- Jobs located here
- 24,379
- Daytime population
- 64,835Residents 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 Vermilion 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 |
| 34Vermilion County, IL | 32 | 14 | 4.7 | $1.9M | −3.7% | #1,066 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Vermilion 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 spas50
- Hair salons54
- Barbershops32
- Nail salons42
- Spas and skin care59
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Vermilion County, IL?
Vermilion County has 14 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Vermilion County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 36 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Vermilion County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $25.9M a year, or $862 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,084 households in Vermilion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Vermilion County, IL compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Vermilion County has 4.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.9M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending.
How fast is Vermilion County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Vermilion County at 71,259 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 30,084 households. Median household income in Vermilion County is $56,877, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Vermilion County scores 32 for barbershops (lower middle), #1,066 of 1,356 scored counties.
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