Beauty and personal care · County · Illinois
Hair salons in St. Clair County, IL
The hair salons in St. Clair 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 #969 of 2,339 scored counties
#41 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 216
- 32 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- −5.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $99.7M
- On personal care products and services · $988 a household
- Spending per listing
- $461K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.4
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 250,708
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in St. Clair County spend about $99.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $988 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $461K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 7% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
St. Clair County has 216 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 32 are chain locations, or 15%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.4, 9% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 37 businesses with payroll in St. Clair County classed as beauty salons, down 5.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,726 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 985 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show St. Clair County declined 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. St. Clair County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #969 of 2,339 scored counties and #41 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.
How St. Clair 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 | St. Clair County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.4 | 23.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $461K | $455K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,726 | 1,505 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.1% | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $988 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $73,854 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39 → 37−5.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 162
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 985Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21632 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 232The 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 St. Clair 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 St. Clair County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 250,708−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 100,846
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 658 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 386
- Median household income
- $73,854+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,153
- Median home value
- $180,300
- Jobs located here
- 90,959
- Daytime population
- 229,240Residents 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 St. Clair 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 |
| 41St. Clair County, IL | 54 | 216 | 21.4 | $461K | −2.5% | #969 of 2,339 |
Other business types in St. Clair 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 spas48
- Hair salons54
- Barbershops49
- Nail salons54
- Spas and skin care56
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in St. Clair County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 216 hair salons in St. Clair County. 32 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 5.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 985 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in St. Clair County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $99.7M a year, or $988 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 216 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $461K 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 100,846 households in St. Clair County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Clair County, IL compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
St. Clair County has 21.4 hair salons per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $461K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, St. Clair County would have about 232, against 216 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,726 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Clair County, IL growing?
Population estimates put St. Clair County at 250,708 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 100,846 households. Median household income in St. Clair County is $73,854, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.8%, 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. St. Clair County scores 54 for hair salons (upper middle), #969 of 2,339 scored counties.
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