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Barbershops in Will County, IL
How Will County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #210 of 1,356 scored counties
#4 of 38 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 122
- 17 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $292.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,198 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 712,253
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Will County spend about $292.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,198 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 27% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Will County has 122 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.0, 6% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Will County in 2023. That is one for every 20,356 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 477 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Will County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Will County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #210 of 1,356 scored counties and #4 of 38 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Will 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 | Will County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 20,356 | 17,131 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +38.0% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,198 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $109,984 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $435K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 477Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12217 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 155The 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 Will 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 Will County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 712,253+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 244,273
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 836 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 839
- Median household income
- $109,984+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $134,183
- Median home value
- $319,600
- Jobs located here
- 272,349
- Daytime population
- 615,002Residents 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 Will 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 Will 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 spas56
- Hair salons59
- Barbershops71
- Nail salons69
- Spas and skin care58
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Will County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 122 barbershops in Will County. 17 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Another 477 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Will County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $292.6M a year, or $1,198 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 122 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 244,273 households in Will County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Will County, IL compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Will County has 5.0 barbershops per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Will County would have about 155, against 122 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 20,356 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Will County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Will County at 712,253 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 244,273 households. The median household income in Will County is $109,984 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. Will County scores 71 for barbershops (upper middle), #210 of 1,356 scored counties.
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