Beauty and personal care · County · Illinois
Salons, barbers and spas in Macoupin County, IL
The salons, barbers and spas in Macoupin County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #422 of 2,385 scored counties
#9 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 52
- 3 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.9M
- On personal care products and services · $964 a household
- Spending per listing
- $326K
- 53% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.6
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 43,748
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Macoupin County comes to about $16.9M a year: $964 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $326K of household spending for each business on map listings, 53% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 52 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Macoupin County as of September 2026. 3 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 29.6 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Macoupin County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 2,929 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 138 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Macoupin County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Macoupin County is 66 (upper middle), #422 of 2,385 scored counties and #9 of 87 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Macoupin 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 | Macoupin County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.6 | 45.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $326K | $235K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,929 | 865 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.2% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $964 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $70,805 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $367K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 138Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 523 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 80The 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 Macoupin 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 Macoupin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 43,748−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,576
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 863 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $70,805+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,728
- Median home value
- $138,200
- Jobs located here
- 10,069
- Daytime population
- 33,384Residents 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 Macoupin 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 |
Other business types in Macoupin 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 spas66
- Hair salons55
- Barbershops46
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
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 Macoupin County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 52 salons, barbers and spas in Macoupin County. 3 of them (6%) 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 138 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Macoupin County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $16.9M a year, or $964 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $326K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,576 households in Macoupin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Macoupin County, IL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Macoupin County has 29.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $326K, 53% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Macoupin County would have about 80, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,929 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Macoupin County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Macoupin County at 43,748 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,576 households. The median household income in Macoupin County is $70,805 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. Macoupin County scores 66 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #422 of 2,385 scored counties.
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