Beauty and personal care · County · Illinois
Salons, barbers and spas in Grundy County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Grundy County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #941 of 2,385 scored counties
#40 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 90
- 21 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- +4.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $22.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,098 a household
- Spending per listing
- $251K
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 43.7
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,052
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Grundy County comes to about $22.6M a year: $1,098 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $251K of household spending for each business on map listings, 18% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 90 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Grundy County as of September 2026. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 23%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 43.7, 7% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in Grundy County classed as personal care services, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 858 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 213 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Grundy County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Grundy County is 54 (upper middle), #941 of 2,385 scored counties and #40 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.
How Grundy 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 | Grundy County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 43.7 | 45.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $251K | $235K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 858 | 865 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.4% | +8.2% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,098 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $92,235 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 24+4.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 77
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 213Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9021 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 106The 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 Grundy 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 Grundy County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,052+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 20,595
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 418 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 127
- Median household income
- $92,235+19.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,828
- Median home value
- $271,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,659
- Daytime population
- 48,130Residents 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 Grundy 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 |
| 40Grundy County, IL | 54 | 90 | 43.7 | $251K | +2.9% | #941 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Grundy 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 salons63
- Barbershops72
- Nail salons57
- Spas and skin care55
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 Grundy County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 90 salons, barbers and spas in Grundy County. 21 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 213 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Grundy County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $22.6M a year, or $1,098 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 90 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $251K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,595 households in Grundy County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grundy County, IL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Grundy County has 43.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $251K, 18% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Grundy County would have about 106, against 90 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 858 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Grundy County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Grundy County at 54,052 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,595 households. The median household income in Grundy County is $92,235 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.2% 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. Grundy County scores 54 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #941 of 2,385 scored counties.
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