Beauty and personal care · County · Illinois
Hair salons in Cook County, IL
How Cook County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for hair salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,425 of 2,339 scored counties
#61 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 5,038
- 501 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 1,535
- +1.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.2B
- On personal care products and services · $1,071 a household
- Spending per listing
- $447K
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.0
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,194,625
- −1.3% since 2020
See the hair salons around any address in Cook County
The site report maps the hair salons on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Cook County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Households in Cook County spend about $2.2B a year on personal care products and services, or $1,071 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5,038 hair salons, that is $447K per salon, 4% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Cook County has 5,038 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 24.0 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Cook County was 1,535 in 2023, up 1.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,368 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 17,152 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 94 SBA-backed loans worth $14.7M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Cook County.
Population estimates show Cook County declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Cook County is 45 (lower middle), #1,425 of 2,339 scored counties and #61 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.
How Cook 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 | Cook County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.0 | 23.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $447K | $455K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,368 | 1,505 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.7% | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,071 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $83,498 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,510 → 1,535+1.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 7,166
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $243M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17,152Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5,038501 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5,228The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 94
- Amount
- $14.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Cook 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 Cook County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,194,625−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 2,100,230
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.4
- Land area
- 945 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5,484
- Median household income
- $83,498+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,729
- Median home value
- $324,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,683,238
- Daytime population
- 5,468,881Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Cook County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the hair salons on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Cook County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardHair salons across Illinois
Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for hair salons, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Cook 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 |
| 61Cook County, IL | 45 | 5,038 | 24.0 | $447K | −1.3% | #1,425 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Cook 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 spas38
- Hair salons45
- Barbershops46
- Nail salons43
- Spas and skin care45
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Cook County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5,038 hair salons in Cook County. 501 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 1,535 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 1.7% from 2019. Another 17,152 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Cook County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $2.2B a year, or $1,071 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5,038 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $447K 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 2,100,230 households in Cook County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cook County, IL compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Cook County has 24.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $447K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Cook County would have about 5,228, against 5,038 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,368 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Cook County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Cook County at 5,194,625 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,100,230 households. Median household income in Cook County is $83,498, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Cook County scores 45 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,425 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Cook County. It maps the hair salons on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for hair salons · All 56 business types in Cook County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Cook County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Cook County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.