Beauty and personal care · County · Illinois
Salons, barbers and spas in Carroll County, IL
How Carroll County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #923 of 2,385 scored counties
#39 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 17
- 2 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.8M
- On personal care products and services · $885 a household
- Spending per listing
- $342K
- 61% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.8
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,419
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 salons, barbers and spas in Carroll County. 2 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 25.8 per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Carroll County spend about $5.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $885 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $342K per business, 61% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Carroll County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 45 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Carroll County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Carroll County is 54 (upper middle), #923 of 2,385 scored counties and #39 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.
How Carroll 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 | Carroll County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.8 | 45.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $342K | $235K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 865 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.2% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $885 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $60,758 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 44 |
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
- 45Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 172 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,419−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 6,578
- Median age
- 46.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 445 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $60,758+15.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,693
- Median home value
- $114,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,756
- Daytime population
- 12,996Residents 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 Carroll 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 |
| 39Carroll County, IL | 54 | 17 | 25.8 | $342K | −1.7% | #923 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Carroll 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 spas54
- Hair salons54
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care41
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 Carroll County, IL?
Carroll County has 17 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (12%) 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 Carroll County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 45 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Carroll County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $5.8M a year, or $885 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $342K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,578 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, IL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Carroll County has 25.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $342K, 61% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Carroll County would have about 27, against 17 on map listings.
How fast is Carroll County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 15,419 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,578 households. Median household income in Carroll County is $60,758, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.9%, 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. Carroll County scores 54 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #923 of 2,385 scored counties.
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