Beauty and personal care · County · Illinois
Salons, barbers and spas in Peoria County, IL
How Peoria 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,736 of 2,385 scored counties
#76 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 362
- 62 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 53
- +12.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $73.9M
- On personal care products and services · $950 a household
- Spending per listing
- $204K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 46.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,553
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 362 salons, barbers and spas in Peoria County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 46.6 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Peoria County comes to about $73.9M a year: $950 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $204K of household spending for each business on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Peoria County in 2023, up 12.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,467 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 974 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Peoria County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For salons, barbers and spas, Peoria County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,736 of 2,385 scored counties and #76 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.
How Peoria 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 | Peoria County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 46.6 | 45.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $204K | $235K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,467 | 865 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.8% | +8.2% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $950 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $65,108 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 47 → 53+12.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 347
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 974Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 36262 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 347The 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 Peoria 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 Peoria County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,553−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 77,755
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 619 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 290
- Median household income
- $65,108+16.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,598
- Median home value
- $158,500
- Jobs located here
- 105,914
- Daytime population
- 205,092Residents 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 Peoria 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 |
| 76Peoria County, IL | 40 | 362 | 46.6 | $204K | −1.6% | #1,736 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Peoria 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 spas40
- Hair salons45
- Barbershops41
- Nail salons56
- Spas and skin care42
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 Peoria County, IL?
Peoria County has 362 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 62 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 12.8% from 2019. Official counts list 974 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Peoria County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $73.9M a year, or $950 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 362 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $204K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 77,755 households in Peoria County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Peoria County, IL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Peoria County has 46.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $204K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Peoria County would have about 347, against 362 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,467 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Peoria County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Peoria County at 178,553 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 77,755 households. Median household income in Peoria County is $65,108, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.6%, 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. Peoria County scores 40 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,736 of 2,385 scored counties.
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