Beauty and personal care · County · Illinois
Salons, barbers and spas in Perry County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Perry County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,152 of 2,385 scored counties
#51 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 23
- 5 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.1M
- On personal care products and services · $900 a household
- Spending per listing
- $308K
- 45% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.2
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,160
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 salons, barbers and spas in Perry County. 5 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 29.2 per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Perry County spend about $7.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $900 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $308K per business, 45% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Perry County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 84 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Perry County declined 3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For salons, barbers and spas, Perry County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,152 of 2,385 scored counties and #51 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.
How Perry 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 | Perry County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.2 | 45.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $308K | $235K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 865 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.2% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $900 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $62,118 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 84Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 235 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 Perry 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 Perry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,160−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 7,875
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 442 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $62,118+18.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,245
- Median home value
- $112,600
- Jobs located here
- 4,717
- Daytime population
- 17,699Residents 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 Perry 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 |
| 51Perry County, IL | 50 | 23 | 29.2 | $308K | −3.5% | #1,152 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Perry 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 spas50
- Hair salons47
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care48
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 Perry County, IL?
There are 23 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Perry County as of September 2026. 5 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Perry County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 84 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Perry County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $7.1M a year, or $900 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $308K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,875 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Perry County, IL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Perry County has 29.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $308K, 45% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Perry County would have about 33, against 23 on map listings.
How fast is Perry County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Perry County at 20,160 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,875 households. Median household income in Perry County is $62,118, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.5%, 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. Perry County scores 50 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,152 of 2,385 scored counties.
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