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Salons, barbers and spas in Champaign County, IL

The salons, barbers and spas in Champaign County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,105 of 2,385 scored counties
#49 of 87 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
312
59 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
78
+1.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$80.1M
On personal care products and services · $937 a household
Spending per listing
$257K
21% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
36.5
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
209,972
+1.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 312 salons, barbers and spas in Champaign County. 59 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 36.5, 23% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

At $937 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Champaign County spend about $80.1M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 312 salons, barbers and spas, that is $257K per business, 21% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Official counts show 78 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Champaign County in 2023, up 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,096 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 781 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $44K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Champaign County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Champaign County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Champaign County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #1,105 of 2,385 scored counties and #49 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.

How Champaign 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 Champaign County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureChampaign CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households36.545.347.2
Spending per listing$257K$235K$213K
Households per official establishment1,096865804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+1.3%+8.2%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$937$1,063$1,005
Median household income$63,683$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score5144

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
77 → 78+1.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
401
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
781Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
31259 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
376The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$44K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Champaign 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 Champaign County

Population, 2025 estimate
209,972+1.8% since 2020
Households
85,472
Median age
35.2
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
996 sq. mi.
People per square mile
210
Median household income
$63,683+20.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,413
Median home value
$211,500
Jobs located here
92,426
Daytime population
220,386Residents 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 Champaign 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
49Champaign County, IL5131236.5$257K+1.8%#1,105 of 2,385

Other business types in Champaign County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

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

Champaign County has 312 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 59 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 78 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 1.3% from 2019. Official counts list 781 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $80.1M a year, or $937 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 312 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $257K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 85,472 households in Champaign County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Champaign County has 36.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $257K, 21% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Champaign County would have about 376, against 312 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,096 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Champaign County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Champaign County at 209,972 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 85,472 households. Median household income in Champaign County is $63,683, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.6%, 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. Champaign County scores 51 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,105 of 2,385 scored counties.

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