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Salons, barbers and spas in Jo Daviess County, IL

The salons, barbers and spas in Jo Daviess County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #489 of 2,385 scored counties
#17 of 87 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
28
5 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.3M
On personal care products and services · $987 a household
Spending per listing
$366K
72% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.9
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,594
−2.2% 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 $987 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Jo Daviess County spend about $10.3M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $366K of household spending for each business on map listings, 72% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

There are 28 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Jo Daviess County as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 18%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.9, 43% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Jo Daviess County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 1,732 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 76 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jo Daviess County declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Jo Daviess County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #489 of 2,385 scored counties and #17 of 87 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Jo Daviess 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 Jo Daviess County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureJo Daviess CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.945.347.2
Spending per listing$366K$235K$213K
Households per official establishment1,732865804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.2%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$987$1,063$1,005
Median household income$73,993$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score6444

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 6
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$438K
One-person businesses, 2023
76Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
285 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
48The 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 Jo Daviess 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 Jo Daviess County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,594−2.2% since 2020
Households
10,391
Median age
50.6
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
601 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$73,993+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,031
Median home value
$209,900
Jobs located here
7,006
Daytime population
19,150Residents 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 Jo Daviess 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
17Jo Daviess County, IL642826.9$366K−2.2%#489 of 2,385

Other business types in Jo Daviess County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 28 salons, barbers and spas in Jo Daviess County. 5 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 76 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $10.3M a year, or $987 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $366K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,391 households in Jo Daviess County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jo Daviess County has 26.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $366K, 72% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Jo Daviess County would have about 48, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,732 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Jo Daviess County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Jo Daviess County at 21,594 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,391 households. The median household income in Jo Daviess County is $73,993 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Jo Daviess County scores 64 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #489 of 2,385 scored counties.

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