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Salons, barbers and spas in Brown County, IL

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
10
2 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.8M
On personal care products and services · $886 a household
Spending per listing
$181K
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
49.0
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
6,401
+2.7% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Brown County comes to about $1.8M a year: $886 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $181K of household spending for each business on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

There are 10 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Brown County as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 49.0, 4% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Brown County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Brown County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Brown 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Brown County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureBrown CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households49.045.347.2
Spending per listing$181K$235K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a865804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.2%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$886$1,063$1,005
Median household income$67,917$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored44

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
11Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
102 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Brown 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 Brown County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,401+2.7% since 2020
Households
2,041
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
306 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$67,917
Average household income
$81,732
Median home value
$150,300
Jobs located here
4,933
Daytime population
8,809Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Brown County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Boone County, IL813518.0$586K+0.4%#58 of 2,385
2Woodford County, IL793926.6$412K−0.8%#86 of 2,385
3Douglas County, IL761721.9$444K+0.5%#132 of 2,385
4Clinton County, IL754631.6$331K+0.6%#173 of 2,385
5Piatt County, IL742130.3$357K+0.6%#183 of 2,385
6Menard County, IL69815.3$647K−3.3%#299 of 2,385
7Bond County, IL671422.8$411K+0.6%#368 of 2,385
8Washington County, IL671424.2$402K−1.2%#370 of 2,385
9Macoupin County, IL665229.6$326K−2.6%#422 of 2,385
10Fulton County, IL652820.3$437K−2.0%#446 of 2,385
Brown County, ILNot scored1049.0$181K+2.7%

Other business types in Brown County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Brown County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 salons, barbers and spas in Brown County. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Brown County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1.8M a year, or $886 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $181K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,041 households in Brown County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Brown County, IL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Brown County has 49.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $181K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Brown County would have about 9, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is Brown County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Brown County at 6,401 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,041 households. The median household income in Brown County is $67,917 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Brown County

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