Beauty and personal care · County · Illinois
Salons, barbers and spas in Christian County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Christian County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,000 of 2,385 scored counties
#44 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 49
- 13 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.2M
- On personal care products and services · $898 a household
- Spending per listing
- $249K
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.1
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,443
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Christian County comes to about $12.2M a year: $898 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $249K per business, 17% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Christian County has 49 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 27%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 36.1 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Christian County in 2023. That is one for every 2,717 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 110 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Christian County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Christian County is 53 (upper middle), #1,000 of 2,385 scored counties and #44 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.
How Christian 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 | Christian County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.1 | 45.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $249K | $235K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,717 | 865 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.2% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $898 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $62,611 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 23
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $602K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 110Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4913 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 57The 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 Christian 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 Christian County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,443−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 13,586
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 710 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $62,611+18.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,611
- Median home value
- $115,500
- Jobs located here
- 9,795
- Daytime population
- 28,548Residents 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 Christian 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 |
| 44Christian County, IL | 53 | 49 | 36.1 | $249K | −1.5% | #1,000 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Christian 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 spas53
- Hair salons55
- Barbershops35
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care45
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 Christian County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 49 salons, barbers and spas in Christian County. 13 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 110 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Christian County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $12.2M a year, or $898 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $249K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,586 households in Christian County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Christian County, IL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Christian County has 36.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $249K, 17% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Christian County would have about 57, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,717 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Christian County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Christian County at 33,443 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,586 households. The median household income in Christian County is $62,611 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.5% 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. Christian County scores 53 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,000 of 2,385 scored counties.
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