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Nail salons in the Bloomington, IL metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in the Bloomington, IL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #96 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois

Listings
33
13 chain locations (39%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$71.9M
On personal care products and services · $1,025 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.7
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
171,419
+0.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 nail salons in the Bloomington metro area. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 39%, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 4.7 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.

Households in the Bloomington metro area spend about $71.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,025 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 30% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which nail salons share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in the Bloomington metro area was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 6,384 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts also show 67 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in the Bloomington metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for nail salons in the Bloomington metro area is 60 (upper middle), #96 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Bloomington metro area 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 nail 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.

Nail salons in Bloomington, IL metro area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureBloomington metro areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.75.76.0
Spending per listing$2.2M$1.9M$1.7M
Households per official establishment6,3845,2033,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+24.6%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,025$1,063$1,005
Median household income$79,905$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score6043

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11
Employees, 2023
53
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
67Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3313 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The 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 nail salons in the Bloomington metro area, 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 the Bloomington metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
171,419+0.1% since 2020
Households
70,220
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,183 sq. mi.
People per square mile
145
Median household income
$79,905+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,003
Median home value
$208,400
Jobs located here
88,959
Daytime population
180,672Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Nail salons across Illinois

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Illinois for nail salons, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Bloomington metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Illinois

Metro areas in Illinois ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Champaign-Urbana, IL62404.1$2.3M+1.5%#83 of 387
2Peoria, IL61694.5$2.2M−1.3%#93 of 387
3Bloomington, IL60334.7$2.2M+0.1%#96 of 387
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL58174.4$2.1M+1.7%#119 of 387
4Kankakee, IL57174.1$2.4M−1.7%#125 of 387
St. Louis, MO-IL546215.4$1.9M−0.2%#157 of 387
5Rockford, IL54695.1$1.9M−0.3%#159 of 387
6Springfield, IL51535.9$1.7M−1.2%#186 of 387
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL50915.6$1.7M−0.9%#192 of 387
Paducah, KY-IL47143.4$2.5M−1.2%#217 of 387

Other business types in the Bloomington metro area

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in the Bloomington, IL metro area?

There are 33 nail salons on map listings in the Bloomington metro area as of September 2026. 13 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Another 67 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Bloomington, IL metro area spend on personal care products and services?

About $71.9M a year, or $1,025 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 70,220 households in the Bloomington metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Bloomington, IL metro area compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

The Bloomington metro area has 4.7 nail salons per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.2M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, the Bloomington metro area would have about 43, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,384 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.

How fast is the Bloomington, IL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Bloomington metro area at 171,419 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,220 households. The median household income in the Bloomington metro area is $79,905 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.1% 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. The Bloomington metro area scores 60 for nail salons (upper middle), #96 of 387 scored metro areas.

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