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Hair salons in Jackson County, IL

The hair salons in Jackson County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #949 of 2,339 scored counties
#37 of 87 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
36
11 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18.8M
On personal care products and services · $821 a household
Spending per listing
$523K
22% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.7
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
52,501
−1.5% 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

At $821 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Jackson County spend about $18.8M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 36 hair salons, that is $523K per salon, 22% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

There are 36 hair salons on map listings in Jackson County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 15.7 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Jackson County in 2023. That is one for every 3,279 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 156 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jackson County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For hair salons, Jackson County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #949 of 2,339 scored counties and #37 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.

How Jackson 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 Jackson County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.723.323.4
Spending per listing$523K$455K$430K
Households per official establishment3,2791,5051,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a0.0%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$821$1,063$1,005
Median household income$48,763$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score5440

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 7
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$915K
One-person businesses, 2023
156Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3611 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
44The 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County

Population, 2025 estimate
52,501−1.5% since 2020
Households
22,955
Median age
37.7
Homes lived in by their owners
50%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
584 sq. mi.
People per square mile
91
Median household income
$48,763+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,409
Median home value
$137,300
Jobs located here
23,658
Daytime population
57,693Residents 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 Jackson 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
37Jackson County, IL543615.7$523K−1.5%#949 of 2,339

Other business types in Jackson County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Jackson County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 36 hair salons in Jackson County. 11 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 156 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $18.8M a year, or $821 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $523K 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 22,955 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jackson County has 15.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $523K, 22% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Jackson County would have about 44, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,279 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.

How fast is Jackson County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 52,501 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,955 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $48,763, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Jackson County scores 54 for hair salons (upper middle), #949 of 2,339 scored counties.

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