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Salons, barbers and spas in Hardin County, IL

How Hardin 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
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.2M
On personal care products and services · $801 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
6.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
3,588
−1.8% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Hardin County comes to about $1.2M a year: $801 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each business on map listings.

Hardin County has 1 salon, barber or spa on map listings as of September 2026. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Hardin County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Hardin County declined 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, 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 Hardin 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 Hardin County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureHardin CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.545.347.2
Spending per listing$1.2M$235K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a865804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.2%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$801$1,063$1,005
Median household income$54,271$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored44

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Hardin 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 Hardin County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,588−1.8% since 2020
Households
1,545
Median age
52.6
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
177 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$54,271
Average household income
$64,029
Median home value
$103,800
Jobs located here
703
Daytime population
3,107Residents 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 Hardin 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
Hardin County, ILNot scored16.5$1.2M−1.8%

Other business types in Hardin 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 Hardin County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 salon, barber or spa in Hardin County. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Hardin County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1.2M a year, or $801 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 salon, barber or spa on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,545 households in Hardin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hardin County has 1 salon, barber or spa on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Hardin County would have about 6, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Hardin County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Hardin County at 3,588 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,545 households. The median household income in Hardin County is $54,271 a year, 33% 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 Hardin County

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