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Hair salons in Iroquois County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Iroquois County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #800 of 2,339 scored counties
#26 of 87 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
17
3 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.5M
On personal care products and services · $915 a household
Spending per listing
$616K
43% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.9
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,150
−3.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Iroquois County spend about $10.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $915 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 hair salons, that is $616K per salon, 43% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

Iroquois County has 17 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 14.9 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Iroquois County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 82 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Iroquois County declined 3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Iroquois County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #800 of 2,339 scored counties and #26 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.

How Iroquois 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.

Hair salons in Iroquois County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureIroquois CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.923.323.4
Spending per listing$616K$455K$430K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,5051,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a0.0%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$915$1,063$1,005
Median household income$66,255$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score5740

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
82Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
173 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Iroquois 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 Iroquois County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,150−3.0% since 2020
Households
11,443
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,117 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$66,255+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,073
Median home value
$137,800
Jobs located here
6,989
Daytime population
21,148Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Hair salons across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for hair salons, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Iroquois County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Boone County, IL772412.3$855K+0.4%#112 of 2,339
2Washington County, IL70712.1$804K−1.2%#274 of 2,339
3Piatt County, IL691420.2$536K+0.6%#331 of 2,339
4Clinton County, IL683322.6$461K+0.6%#377 of 2,339
5Ogle County, IL674019.2$524K−0.7%#396 of 2,339
6Menard County, IL66713.4$740K−3.3%#407 of 2,339
7Mercer County, IL66913.7$717K−2.6%#408 of 2,339
8Jersey County, IL661316.3$618K−1.5%#413 of 2,339
9Marshall County, IL65611.8$792K−2.0%#435 of 2,339
10McHenry County, IL6520117.1$690K+2.5%#438 of 2,339
26Iroquois County, IL571714.9$616K−3.0%#800 of 2,339

Other business types in Iroquois County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many hair salons are in Iroquois County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 hair salons in Iroquois County. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Iroquois County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 82 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Iroquois County, IL spend on personal care products and services?

About $10.5M a year, or $915 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $616K 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 11,443 households in Iroquois County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Iroquois County, IL compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Iroquois County has 14.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $616K, 43% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Iroquois County would have about 24, against 17 on map listings.

How fast is Iroquois County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Iroquois County at 26,150 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,443 households. Median household income in Iroquois County is $66,255, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. Iroquois County scores 57 for hair salons (upper middle), #800 of 2,339 scored counties.

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