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Nail salons in St. Clair County, IL
The nail salons in St. Clair County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #564 of 1,328 scored counties
#19 of 36 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 55
- 20 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $99.7M
- On personal care products and services · $988 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 250,708
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in St. Clair County spend about $99.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $988 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 55 nail salons, that is $1.8M per salon, 8% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
St. Clair County has 55 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.5, 8% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in St. Clair County in 2023. That is one for every 8,404 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts list 168 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show St. Clair County declined 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. St. Clair County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #564 of 1,328 scored counties and #19 of 36 scored counties in Illinois.
How St. Clair 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 | St. Clair County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.9M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,404 | 5,203 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.6% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $988 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $73,854 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 50
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 168Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5520 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 60The 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 St. Clair 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 St. Clair County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 250,708−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 100,846
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 658 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 386
- Median household income
- $73,854+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,153
- Median home value
- $180,300
- Jobs located here
- 90,959
- Daytime population
- 229,240Residents 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 |
| 19St. Clair County, IL | 54 | 55 | 5.5 | $1.8M | −2.5% | #564 of 1,328 |
Other business types in St. Clair 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 spas48
- Hair salons54
- Barbershops49
- Nail salons54
- Spas and skin care56
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in St. Clair County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 55 nail salons in St. Clair County. 20 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts also show 168 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in St. Clair County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $99.7M a year, or $988 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 100,846 households in St. Clair County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Clair County, IL compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
St. Clair County has 5.5 nail salons per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.8M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, St. Clair County would have about 60, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,404 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Clair County, IL growing?
Population estimates put St. Clair County at 250,708 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 100,846 households. Median household income in St. Clair County is $73,854, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.8%, 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. St. Clair County scores 54 for nail salons (upper middle), #564 of 1,328 scored counties.
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