Beauty and personal care · County · Illinois
Hair salons in McHenry County, IL
How McHenry 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 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #438 of 2,339 scored counties
#10 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 201
- 40 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 108
- −2.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $138.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,180 a household
- Spending per listing
- $690K
- 60% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.1
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 317,751
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 201 hair salons in McHenry County. 40 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.1, 27% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in McHenry County spend about $138.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,180 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 201 hair salons, that is $690K per salon, 60% above the U.S. figure of $430K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in McHenry County was 108 in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,089 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 605 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $545K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in McHenry County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McHenry County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, McHenry County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #438 of 2,339 scored counties and #10 of 87 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How McHenry 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 | McHenry County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.1 | 23.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $690K | $455K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,089 | 1,505 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.7% | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,180 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $104,802 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 111 → 108−2.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 601
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 605Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20140 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 322The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $545K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in McHenry 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 McHenry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 317,751+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 117,594
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 603 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 518
- Median household income
- $104,802+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $130,520
- Median home value
- $308,100
- Jobs located here
- 93,473
- Daytime population
- 243,217Residents 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 McHenry 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 |
Other business types in McHenry 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 spas60
- Hair salons65
- Barbershops83
- Nail salons57
- Spas and skin care64
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in McHenry County, IL?
There are 201 hair salons on map listings in McHenry County as of September 2026. 40 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 108 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 605 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in McHenry County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $138.7M a year, or $1,180 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 201 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $690K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 117,594 households in McHenry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McHenry County, IL compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
McHenry County has 17.1 hair salons per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $690K, 60% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, McHenry County would have about 322, against 201 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,089 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is McHenry County, IL growing?
Population estimates put McHenry County at 317,751 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 117,594 households. The median household income in McHenry County is $104,802 a year, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. McHenry County scores 65 for hair salons (upper middle), #438 of 2,339 scored counties.
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