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Salons, barbers and spas in Hamilton County, IL

How Hamilton County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
11
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.1M
On personal care products and services · $919 a household
Spending per listing
$283K
33% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.5
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
7,859
−1.7% 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

At $919 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Hamilton County spend about $3.1M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 11 salons, barbers and spas, that is $283K per business, 33% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Hamilton County has 11 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 32.5 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Hamilton County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 1,129 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Hamilton County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Hamilton 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 Hamilton County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureHamilton CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.545.347.2
Spending per listing$283K$235K$213K
Households per official establishment1,129865804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.2%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$919$1,063$1,005
Median household income$65,746$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored44

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$66K
One-person businesses, 2023
19Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,859−1.7% since 2020
Households
3,387
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
435 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$65,746
Average household income
$92,896
Median home value
$113,700
Jobs located here
2,008
Daytime population
6,441Residents 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 Hamilton 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
Hamilton County, ILNot scored1132.5$283K−1.7%

Other business types in Hamilton County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 salons, barbers and spas in Hamilton County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $3.1M a year, or $919 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $283K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,387 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hamilton County has 32.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $283K, 33% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 15, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,129 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Hamilton County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Hamilton County at 7,859 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,387 households. The median household income in Hamilton County is $65,746 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Hamilton County

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