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Salons, barbers and spas in Pope County, IL

How Pope 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

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.2M
On personal care products and services · $890 a household
Spending per listing
$616K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
14.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
3,672
−2.2% 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

Households in Pope County spend about $1.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $890 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $616K of household spending for each business on map listings.

Pope County has 2 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. That is 14.4 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Pope County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pope County declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Pope 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Pope County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasurePope CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.445.347.2
Spending per listing$616K$235K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a865804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.2%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$890$1,063$1,005
Median household income$60,050$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored44

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
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Pope 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 Pope County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,672−2.2% since 2020
Households
1,385
Median age
54.5
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
369 sq. mi.
People per square mile
10
Median household income
$60,050
Average household income
$76,225
Median home value
$143,800
Jobs located here
589
Daytime population
2,871Residents 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 counties in Illinois for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Pope County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Boone County, IL813518.0$586K+0.4%#58 of 2,385
2Woodford County, IL793926.6$412K−0.8%#86 of 2,385
3Douglas County, IL761721.9$444K+0.5%#132 of 2,385
4Clinton County, IL754631.6$331K+0.6%#173 of 2,385
5Piatt County, IL742130.3$357K+0.6%#183 of 2,385
6Menard County, IL69815.3$647K−3.3%#299 of 2,385
7Bond County, IL671422.8$411K+0.6%#368 of 2,385
8Washington County, IL671424.2$402K−1.2%#370 of 2,385
9Macoupin County, IL665229.6$326K−2.6%#422 of 2,385
10Fulton County, IL652820.3$437K−2.0%#446 of 2,385
Pope County, ILNot scored214.4$616K−2.2%

Other business types in Pope County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Pope County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 salons, barbers and spas in Pope County. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Pope County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Pope County, IL spend on personal care products and services?

About $1.2M a year, or $890 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $616K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,385 households in Pope County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pope County, IL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Pope County has 2 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Pope County would have about 6, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Pope County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Pope County at 3,672 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,385 households. The median household income in Pope County is $60,050 a year, 26% 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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