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Salons, barbers and spas in McHenry County, IL
How McHenry 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 · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #641 of 2,385 scored counties
#24 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 442
- 88 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 170
- +2.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $138.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,180 a household
- Spending per listing
- $314K
- 48% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.6
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 317,751
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,180 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in McHenry County spend about $138.7M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $314K per business, 48% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
McHenry County has 442 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 88 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 37.6, 20% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 170 businesses with payroll in McHenry County classed as personal care services, up 2.4% from 2019. That is one for every 692 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 1,058 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in McHenry County.
Population estimates show McHenry County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). McHenry County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #641 of 2,385 scored counties and #24 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.
How McHenry 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 | McHenry County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.6 | 45.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $314K | $235K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 692 | 865 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.4% | +8.2% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,180 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $104,802 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 166 → 170+2.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 831
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,058Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 44288 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 652The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $2.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in McHenry 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 McHenry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 317,751+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 117,594
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 603 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 518
- Median household income
- $104,802+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $130,520
- Median home value
- $308,100
- Jobs located here
- 93,473
- Daytime population
- 243,217Residents 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 McHenry 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 |
| 24McHenry County, IL | 60 | 442 | 37.6 | $314K | +2.5% | #641 of 2,385 |
Other business types in McHenry 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 salons65
- Barbershops83
- Nail salons57
- Spas and skin care64
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 McHenry County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 442 salons, barbers and spas in McHenry County. 88 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 170 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019. Official counts list 1,058 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in McHenry County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $138.7M a year, or $1,180 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 442 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $314K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 117,594 households in McHenry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McHenry County, IL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
McHenry County has 37.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $314K, 48% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, McHenry County would have about 652, against 442 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 692 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is McHenry County, IL growing?
Population estimates put McHenry County at 317,751 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 117,594 households. The median household income in McHenry County is $104,802 a year, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.7% 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. McHenry County scores 60 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #641 of 2,385 scored counties.
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