Beauty and personal care · County · Illinois
Hair salons in Will County, IL
The hair salons in Will County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #724 of 2,339 scored counties
#22 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 541
- 87 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 211
- +3.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $292.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,198 a household
- Spending per listing
- $541K
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.1
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 712,253
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 541 hair salons in Will County. 87 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 22.1 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $1,198 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Will County spend about $292.6M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 541 hair salons, that is $541K per salon, 26% 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 Will County was 211 in 2023, up 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,158 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 1,975 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $595K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Will County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Will County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Will County is 59 (upper middle), #724 of 2,339 scored counties and #22 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.
How Will 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 | Will County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.1 | 23.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $541K | $455K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,158 | 1,505 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.4% | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,198 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $109,984 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 204 → 211+3.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,291
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $39.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,975Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 54187 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 680The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $595K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Will 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 Will County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 712,253+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 244,273
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 836 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 839
- Median household income
- $109,984+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $134,183
- Median home value
- $319,600
- Jobs located here
- 272,349
- Daytime population
- 615,002Residents 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 Will 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 |
| 22Will County, IL | 59 | 541 | 22.1 | $541K | +2.2% | #724 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Will 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 spas56
- Hair salons59
- Barbershops71
- Nail salons69
- Spas and skin care58
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Will County, IL?
Will County has 541 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 87 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 211 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 3.4% from 2019. Another 1,975 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Will County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $292.6M a year, or $1,198 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 541 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $541K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 244,273 households in Will County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Will County, IL compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Will County has 22.1 hair salons per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $541K, 26% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Will County would have about 680, against 541 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,158 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Will County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Will County at 712,253 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 244,273 households. The median household income in Will County is $109,984 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. Will County scores 59 for hair salons (upper middle), #724 of 2,339 scored counties.
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