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Nail salons in DuPage County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in DuPage County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #624 of 1,328 scored counties
#22 of 36 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
239
64 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
92
+29.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$433.3M
On personal care products and services · $1,235 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.8
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
934,298
+0.3% 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 239 nail salons in DuPage County. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.8, 13% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.

Households in DuPage County spend about $433.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,235 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per salon, 9% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 92 businesses with payroll in DuPage County classed as nail salons, up 29.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,813 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts also show 1,146 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as nail salons in DuPage County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of DuPage County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for nail salons in DuPage County is 52 (upper middle), #624 of 1,328 scored counties and #22 of 36 scored counties in Illinois.

How DuPage 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 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 DuPage County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureDuPage CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.85.76.0
Spending per listing$1.8M$1.9M$1.7M
Households per official establishment3,8135,2033,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+29.6%+24.6%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,235$1,063$1,005
Median household income$112,096$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score5243

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
71 → 92+29.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
257
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
1,146Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
23964 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
259The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$1.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in DuPage 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 DuPage County

Population, 2025 estimate
934,298+0.3% since 2020
Households
350,758
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
328 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,836
Median household income
$112,096+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$152,117
Median home value
$391,400
Jobs located here
643,931
Daytime population
1,099,611Residents 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 counties in Illinois for nail salons, numbered among those based in Illinois, with DuPage County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ogle County, IL6962.9$3.5M−0.7%#162 of 1,328
2Will County, IL691275.2$2.3M+2.2%#176 of 1,328
3LaSalle County, IL67184.0$2.4M−1.5%#211 of 1,328
4DeKalb County, IL67164.0$2.4M+1.5%#212 of 1,328
5Kendall County, IL67337.3$1.7M+9.9%#227 of 1,328
6Henry County, IL6363.0$3.3M−2.2%#314 of 1,328
7Madison County, IL63484.4$2.3M−1.0%#326 of 1,328
8McLean County, IL63334.7$2.2M+0.1%#329 of 1,328
9Champaign County, IL62384.4$2.1M+1.8%#346 of 1,328
10Tazewell County, IL62264.8$2.1M−0.9%#347 of 1,328
22DuPage County, IL522396.8$1.8M+0.3%#624 of 1,328

Other business types in DuPage County

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in DuPage County, IL?

There are 239 nail salons on map listings in DuPage County as of September 2026. 64 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 92 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 29.6% from 2019. Another 1,146 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $433.3M a year, or $1,235 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 239 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 350,758 households in DuPage County and national spending patterns by income.

How does DuPage County, IL compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

DuPage County has 6.8 nail salons per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.8M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, DuPage County would have about 259, against 239 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,813 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 29.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.

How fast is DuPage County, IL growing?

Population estimates put DuPage County at 934,298 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 350,758 households. The median household income in DuPage County is $112,096 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. DuPage County scores 52 for nail salons (upper middle), #624 of 1,328 scored counties.

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