Beauty and personal care · County · Illinois
Salons, barbers and spas in Kendall County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Kendall County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #658 of 2,385 scored counties
#25 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 207
- 37 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 70
- +27.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $54.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,206 a household
- Spending per listing
- $264K
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 45.6
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 145,470
- +9.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 207 salons, barbers and spas in Kendall County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 45.6 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Kendall County comes to about $54.7M a year: $1,206 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That works out to $264K per business, 24% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 70 businesses with payroll in Kendall County classed as personal care services, up 27.3% from 2019. That is one for every 648 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 710 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $38K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Kendall County.
Population estimates put the population change in Kendall County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Kendall County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #658 of 2,385 scored counties and #25 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.
How Kendall 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 | Kendall County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 45.6 | 45.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $264K | $235K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 648 | 865 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +27.3% | +8.2% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,206 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $111,601 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 55 → 70+27.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 299
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 710Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20737 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 257The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $38K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Kendall 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 Kendall County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 145,470+9.9% since 2020
- Households
- 45,372
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 320 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 430
- Median household income
- $111,601+15.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $129,379
- Median home value
- $322,400
- Jobs located here
- 30,568
- Daytime population
- 86,410Residents 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 Kendall 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 |
| 25Kendall County, IL | 60 | 207 | 45.6 | $264K | +9.9% | #658 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Kendall 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 spas60
- Hair salons63
- Barbershops71
- Nail salons67
- Spas and skin care70
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 Kendall County, IL?
There are 207 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Kendall County as of September 2026. 37 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 27.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 710 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kendall County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $54.7M a year, or $1,206 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 207 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $264K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,372 households in Kendall County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kendall County, IL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Kendall County has 45.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $264K, 24% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Kendall County would have about 257, against 207 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 648 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Kendall County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Kendall County at 145,470 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,372 households. Median household income in Kendall County is $111,601, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.6%, 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. Kendall County scores 60 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #658 of 2,385 scored counties.
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