Beauty and personal care · County · Illinois
Hair salons in Carroll County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Carroll County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #941 of 2,339 scored counties
#36 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.8M
- On personal care products and services · $885 a household
- Spending per listing
- $582K
- 35% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.2
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,419
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $885 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Carroll County spend about $5.8M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $582K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 35% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 10 hair salons on map listings in Carroll County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.2, 35% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Carroll County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Carroll County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Carroll County is 54 (upper middle), #941 of 2,339 scored counties and #36 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.
How Carroll 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 hair salons 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 | Carroll County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.2 | 23.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $582K | $455K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,505 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $885 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $60,758 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 40 |
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
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Carroll 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,419−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 6,578
- Median age
- 46.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 445 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $60,758+15.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,693
- Median home value
- $114,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,756
- Daytime population
- 12,996Residents 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 hair salons, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Carroll County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boone County, IL | 77 | 24 | 12.3 | $855K | +0.4% | #112 of 2,339 |
| 2Washington County, IL | 70 | 7 | 12.1 | $804K | −1.2% | #274 of 2,339 |
| 3Piatt County, IL | 69 | 14 | 20.2 | $536K | +0.6% | #331 of 2,339 |
| 4Clinton County, IL | 68 | 33 | 22.6 | $461K | +0.6% | #377 of 2,339 |
| 5Ogle County, IL | 67 | 40 | 19.2 | $524K | −0.7% | #396 of 2,339 |
| 6Menard County, IL | 66 | 7 | 13.4 | $740K | −3.3% | #407 of 2,339 |
| 7Mercer County, IL | 66 | 9 | 13.7 | $717K | −2.6% | #408 of 2,339 |
| 8Jersey County, IL | 66 | 13 | 16.3 | $618K | −1.5% | #413 of 2,339 |
| 9Marshall County, IL | 65 | 6 | 11.8 | $792K | −2.0% | #435 of 2,339 |
| 10McHenry County, IL | 65 | 201 | 17.1 | $690K | +2.5% | #438 of 2,339 |
| 36Carroll County, IL | 54 | 10 | 15.2 | $582K | −1.7% | #941 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Carroll 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 spas54
- Hair salons54
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care41
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Carroll County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 hair salons in Carroll County. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Carroll County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Carroll County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $5.8M a year, or $885 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $582K per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,578 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, IL compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Carroll County has 15.2 hair salons per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $582K, 35% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Carroll County would have about 14, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Carroll County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 15,419 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,578 households. Median household income in Carroll County is $60,758, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.9%, 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. Carroll County scores 54 for hair salons (upper middle), #941 of 2,339 scored counties.
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