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Hair salons in Henry County, IL
The hair salons in Henry County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #782 of 2,339 scored counties
#25 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 42
- 10 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.7M
- On personal care products and services · $974 a household
- Spending per listing
- $470K
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.7
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,095
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $974 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Henry County spend about $19.7M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $470K per salon, 9% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 42 hair salons on map listings in Henry County as of September 2026. 10 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 20.7 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Henry County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 3,379 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 128 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $85K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Henry County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Henry County declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Henry County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #782 of 2,339 scored counties and #25 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.
How Henry 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 | Henry County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.7 | 23.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $470K | $455K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,379 | 1,505 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $974 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $71,911 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 19
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $260K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 128Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $85K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Henry 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 Henry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,095−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 20,272
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 823 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $71,911+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,368
- Median home value
- $151,600
- Jobs located here
- 13,837
- Daytime population
- 40,391Residents 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 Henry 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 |
| 25Henry County, IL | 58 | 42 | 20.7 | $470K | −2.2% | #782 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Henry 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 spas63
- Hair salons58
- Barbershops49
- Nail salons63
- Spas and skin care65
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Henry County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 42 hair salons in Henry County. 10 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 128 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Henry County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $19.7M a year, or $974 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $470K 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 20,272 households in Henry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Henry County, IL compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Henry County has 20.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $470K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Henry County would have about 46, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,379 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Henry County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Henry County at 48,095 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,272 households. Median household income in Henry County is $71,911, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.0%, 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. Henry County scores 58 for hair salons (upper middle), #782 of 2,339 scored counties.
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