Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Illinois
Salons, barbers and spas in the Galesburg, IL area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in the Galesburg, IL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #345 of 538 scored small-town markets
#17 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois
- Listings
- 73
- 8 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.8M
- On personal care products and services · $850 a household
- Spending per listing
- $244K
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.8
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 47,767
- −4.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 73 salons, barbers and spas in the Galesburg area. 8 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 34.8, 26% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in the Galesburg area spend about $17.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $850 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 73 salons, barbers and spas, that is $244K per business, 15% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in the Galesburg area classed as personal care services. That is one for every 1,907 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 178 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Galesburg area from 2020 to 2025 at −4.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For salons, barbers and spas, the Galesburg area has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #345 of 538 scored small-town markets and #17 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois.
How the Galesburg area 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 | Galesburg area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.8 | 45.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $244K | $235K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,907 | 865 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.2% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $850 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $57,030 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 178Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 738 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 84The 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 the Galesburg area, 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 the Galesburg area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 47,767−4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 20,972
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 716 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $57,030+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,560
- Median home value
- $111,900
- Jobs located here
- 15,910
- Daytime population
- 44,318Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Illinois, with the Galesburg area marked.
Top small-town markets in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Canton, IL | 68 | 28 | 20.3 | $437K | −2.0% | #61 of 538 |
| 2Rochelle, IL | 67 | 67 | 32.2 | $313K | −0.7% | #72 of 538 |
| 3Dixon, IL | 67 | 43 | 32.2 | $297K | −3.4% | #73 of 538 |
| 4Sterling, IL | 64 | 73 | 31.6 | $291K | −2.6% | #97 of 538 |
| 5Mount Vernon, IL | 61 | 46 | 31.0 | $287K | −2.3% | #132 of 538 |
| 6Pontiac, IL | 60 | 49 | 33.5 | $290K | −2.1% | #146 of 538 |
| 7Freeport, IL | 60 | 61 | 31.5 | $285K | −3.0% | #148 of 538 |
| 8Ottawa, IL | 58 | 213 | 34.4 | $279K | −1.6% | #165 of 538 |
| 9Marion-Herrin, IL | 58 | 110 | 38.0 | $244K | +0.2% | #167 of 538 |
| 10Taylorville, IL | 57 | 49 | 36.1 | $249K | −1.5% | #184 of 538 |
| 17Galesburg, IL | 44 | 73 | 34.8 | $244K | −4.1% | #345 of 538 |
Other business types in the Galesburg area
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 spas44
- Hair salons34
- Barbershops42
- Nail salons38
- Spas and skin care54
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 the Galesburg, IL area?
The Galesburg area has 73 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 178 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Galesburg, IL area spend on personal care products and services?
About $17.8M a year, or $850 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $244K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,972 households in the Galesburg area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Galesburg, IL area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Galesburg area has 34.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $244K, 15% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Galesburg area would have about 84, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,907 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is the Galesburg, IL area growing?
Population estimates put the Galesburg area at 47,767 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,972 households. Median household income in the Galesburg area is $57,030, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.2%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Galesburg area scores 44 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #345 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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