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Hair salons in Warren County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,272 of 2,339 scored counties
#56 of 87 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
12
2 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.3M
On personal care products and services · $931 a household
Spending per listing
$527K
22% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.7
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,222
−3.6% 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 $931 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Warren County spend about $6.3M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 12 hair salons, that is $527K 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 12 hair salons on map listings in Warren County as of September 2026. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 17.7 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Warren County in 2023. That is one for every 1,697 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 34 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Warren County declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For hair salons, Warren County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,272 of 2,339 scored counties and #56 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.

How Warren 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 Warren County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureWarren CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.723.323.4
Spending per listing$527K$455K$430K
Households per official establishment1,6971,5051,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a0.0%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$931$1,063$1,005
Median household income$67,385$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4840

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$124K
One-person businesses, 2023
34Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
122 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Warren 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 Warren County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,222−3.6% since 2020
Households
6,787
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
542 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$67,385+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,803
Median home value
$105,000
Jobs located here
5,893
Daytime population
15,276Residents 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 Warren 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
56Warren County, IL481217.7$527K−3.6%#1,272 of 2,339

Other business types in Warren County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Warren County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 hair salons in Warren County. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 34 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $6.3M a year, or $931 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $527K 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 6,787 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Warren County has 17.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $527K, 22% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Warren County would have about 15, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,697 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.

How fast is Warren County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Warren County at 16,222 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,787 households. Median household income in Warren County is $67,385, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.9%, 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. Warren County scores 48 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,272 of 2,339 scored counties.

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