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Salons, barbers and spas in Boone County, IL
The salons, barbers and spas in Boone County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #58 of 2,385 scored counties
#1 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 35
- 7 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,054 a household
- Spending per listing
- $586K
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.0
- 62% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 53,568
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Boone County is 81 (high), #58 of 2,385 scored counties and #1 of 87 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for salons, barbers and spas.
Households in Boone County spend about $20.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,054 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 35 salons, barbers and spas, that is $586K per business, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $213K.
Boone County has 35 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 18.0 for every 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Boone County in 2023. That is one for every 2,780 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Boone County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Boone 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 salons, barbers and spas 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 | Boone County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.0 | 45.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $586K | $235K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,780 | 865 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.2% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,054 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $84,571 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $742K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 184Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 357 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 97The 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 personal care services in Boone 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 Boone County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 53,568+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 19,460
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 281 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 190
- Median household income
- $84,571+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,291
- Median home value
- $216,900
- Jobs located here
- 13,351
- Daytime population
- 43,266Residents 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 salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Boone County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boone County, IL | 81 | 35 | 18.0 | $586K | +0.4% | #58 of 2,385 |
| 2Woodford County, IL | 79 | 39 | 26.6 | $412K | −0.8% | #86 of 2,385 |
| 3Douglas County, IL | 76 | 17 | 21.9 | $444K | +0.5% | #132 of 2,385 |
| 4Clinton County, IL | 75 | 46 | 31.6 | $331K | +0.6% | #173 of 2,385 |
| 5Piatt County, IL | 74 | 21 | 30.3 | $357K | +0.6% | #183 of 2,385 |
| 6Menard County, IL | 69 | 8 | 15.3 | $647K | −3.3% | #299 of 2,385 |
| 7Bond County, IL | 67 | 14 | 22.8 | $411K | +0.6% | #368 of 2,385 |
| 8Washington County, IL | 67 | 14 | 24.2 | $402K | −1.2% | #370 of 2,385 |
| 9Macoupin County, IL | 66 | 52 | 29.6 | $326K | −2.6% | #422 of 2,385 |
| 10Fulton County, IL | 65 | 28 | 20.3 | $437K | −2.0% | #446 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Boone 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 spas81
- Hair salons77
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care79
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many salons, barbers and spas are in Boone County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 salons, barbers and spas in Boone County. 7 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 184 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Boone County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $20.5M a year, or $1,054 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $586K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,460 households in Boone County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Boone County, IL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Boone County has 18.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $586K, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Boone County would have about 97, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,780 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Boone County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Boone County at 53,568 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,460 households. The median household income in Boone County is $84,571 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. Boone County scores 81 for salons, barbers and spas (high), #58 of 2,385 scored counties.
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