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Salons, barbers and spas in DuPage County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,860 of 2,385 scored counties
#80 of 87 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
2,123
379 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
677
+4.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$433.3M
On personal care products and services · $1,235 a household
Spending per listing
$204K
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
60.5
28% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
934,298
+0.3% 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

For salons, barbers and spas, DuPage County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,860 of 2,385 scored counties and #80 of 87 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on personal care products and services in DuPage County comes to about $433.3M a year: $1,235 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That works out to $204K per business, 4% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

DuPage County has 2,123 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 60.5 for every 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 677 businesses with payroll in DuPage County classed as personal care services, up 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 518 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 40 SBA-backed loans worth $9.7M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in DuPage County. Population estimates show DuPage County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How DuPage 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 DuPage County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureDuPage CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households60.545.347.2
Spending per listing$204K$235K$213K
Households per official establishment518865804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.8%+8.2%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,235$1,063$1,005
Median household income$112,096$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score3744

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
646 → 677+4.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,656
Annual payroll, 2023
$123.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
3,780Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2,123379 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2,037The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
40
Amount
$9.7M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
934,298+0.3% since 2020
Households
350,758
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
328 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,836
Median household income
$112,096+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$152,117
Median home value
$391,400
Jobs located here
643,931
Daytime population
1,099,611Residents 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 DuPage 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
80DuPage County, IL372,12360.5$204K+0.3%#1,860 of 2,385

Other business types in DuPage County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,123 salons, barbers and spas in DuPage County. 379 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 677 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019. Official counts list 3,780 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $433.3M a year, or $1,235 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,123 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $204K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 350,758 households in DuPage County and national spending patterns by income.

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

DuPage County has 60.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $204K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, DuPage County would have about 2,037, against 2,123 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 518 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is DuPage County, IL growing?

Population estimates put DuPage County at 934,298 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 350,758 households. The median household income in DuPage County is $112,096 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. DuPage County scores 37 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,860 of 2,385 scored counties.

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