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Salons, barbers and spas in the Peoria, IL metro area

The salons, barbers and spas in the Peoria, IL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #86 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois

Listings
630
112 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
95
+8.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$150.9M
On personal care products and services · $981 a household
Spending per listing
$240K
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
40.9
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
363,505
−1.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 630 salons, barbers and spas in the Peoria metro area. 112 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 40.9, 13% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

At $981 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in the Peoria metro area spend about $150.9M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 630 salons, barbers and spas, that is $240K per business, 13% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Official counts show 95 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Peoria metro area in 2023, up 8.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,620 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 1,675 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in the Peoria metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Peoria metro area scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #86 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Peoria metro area 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 Peoria, IL metro area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasurePeoria metro areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households40.945.347.2
Spending per listing$240K$235K$213K
Households per official establishment1,620865804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.0%+8.2%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$981$1,063$1,005
Median household income$71,857$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score6044

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
95+8.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
457
Annual payroll, 2023
$18.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
1,675Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
630112 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
709The 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 the Peoria metro area, 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 the Peoria metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
363,505−1.3% since 2020
Households
153,870
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
2,468 sq. mi.
People per square mile
148
Median household income
$71,857
Average household income
$95,895
Median home value
$164,200
Jobs located here
167,885
Daytime population
365,155Residents 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 metro areas in Illinois for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Peoria metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Illinois

Metro areas in Illinois ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Champaign-Urbana, IL6334835.4$267K+1.5%#62 of 387
St. Louis, MO-IL604,64040.0$260K−0.2%#81 of 387
2Bloomington, IL6027939.7$258K+0.1%#82 of 387
3Peoria, IL6063040.9$240K−1.3%#86 of 387
4Rockford, IL5358042.8$221K−0.3%#160 of 387
5Kankakee, IL5217943.7$224K−1.7%#172 of 387
6Decatur, IL5117239.6$230K−4.3%#180 of 387
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL5169943.2$226K−0.9%#182 of 387
7Springfield, IL4938142.3$236K−1.2%#201 of 387
8Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN4617,90349.1$226K0.0%#235 of 387

Other business types in the Peoria metro area

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in the Peoria, IL metro area?

The Peoria metro area has 630 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 112 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 95 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 8.0% from 2019. Official counts list 1,675 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Peoria, IL metro area spend on personal care products and services?

About $150.9M a year, or $981 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 630 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $240K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 153,870 households in the Peoria metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Peoria, IL metro area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

The Peoria metro area has 40.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $240K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Peoria metro area would have about 709, against 630 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,620 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Peoria, IL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Peoria metro area at 363,505 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 153,870 households. Median household income in the Peoria metro area is $71,857, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Peoria metro area scores 60 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #86 of 387 scored metro areas.

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