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Nail salons in Marion County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Marion County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 2 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.6M
- On personal care products and services · $874 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,382
- −3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Marion County comes to about $13.6M a year: $874 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.4M per salon, twice the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 4 nail salons on map listings in Marion County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 57% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Marion County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Marion County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 nail salons on map listings, Marion County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Marion 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.
| Measure | Marion County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 5.7 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $1.9M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,203 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.6% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $874 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $61,240 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 42 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Marion 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 Marion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,382−3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 15,512
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 573 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $61,240+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,168
- Median home value
- $103,000
- Jobs located here
- 13,082
- Daytime population
- 33,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ogle County, IL | 69 | 6 | 2.9 | $3.5M | −0.7% | #162 of 1,328 |
| 2Will County, IL | 69 | 127 | 5.2 | $2.3M | +2.2% | #176 of 1,328 |
| 3LaSalle County, IL | 67 | 18 | 4.0 | $2.4M | −1.5% | #211 of 1,328 |
| 4DeKalb County, IL | 67 | 16 | 4.0 | $2.4M | +1.5% | #212 of 1,328 |
| 5Kendall County, IL | 67 | 33 | 7.3 | $1.7M | +9.9% | #227 of 1,328 |
| 6Henry County, IL | 63 | 6 | 3.0 | $3.3M | −2.2% | #314 of 1,328 |
| 7Madison County, IL | 63 | 48 | 4.4 | $2.3M | −1.0% | #326 of 1,328 |
| 8McLean County, IL | 63 | 33 | 4.7 | $2.2M | +0.1% | #329 of 1,328 |
| 9Champaign County, IL | 62 | 38 | 4.4 | $2.1M | +1.8% | #346 of 1,328 |
| 10Tazewell County, IL | 62 | 26 | 4.8 | $2.1M | −0.9% | #347 of 1,328 |
| Marion County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 2.6 | $3.4M | −3.4% |
Other business types in Marion 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 spas43
- Hair salons39
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care38
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Marion County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 nail salons in Marion County. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Marion County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Marion County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $13.6M a year, or $874 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which nail salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,512 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marion County, IL compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Marion County has 2.6 nail salons per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $3.4M, twice the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Marion County would have about 8, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Marion County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Marion County at 36,382 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,512 households. Median household income in Marion County is $61,240, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. Marion County has no market score for nail salons: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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