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Salons, barbers and spas in Wayne County, IL
How Wayne 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 #1,705 of 2,385 scored counties
#74 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 22
- 5 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.8M
- On personal care products and services · $841 a household
- Spending per listing
- $262K
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.0
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,882
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $841 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Wayne County spend about $5.8M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $262K of household spending for each business on map listings, 23% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Wayne County has 22 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 32.0 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Wayne County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 65 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Wayne County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Wayne County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,705 of 2,385 scored counties and #74 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.
How Wayne 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 | Wayne County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.0 | 45.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $262K | $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 | −1.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $841 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $55,521 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 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
- 65Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 225 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,882−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 6,866
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 714 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $55,521+10.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,226
- Median home value
- $110,700
- Jobs located here
- 4,153
- Daytime population
- 13,354Residents 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 Wayne 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 |
| 74Wayne County, IL | 40 | 22 | 32.0 | $262K | −1.6% | #1,705 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Wayne 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 salons24
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
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 Wayne County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 salons, barbers and spas in Wayne County. 5 of them (23%) 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 Wayne County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 65 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wayne County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $5.8M a year, or $841 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $262K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,866 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wayne County, IL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Wayne County has 32.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $262K, 23% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Wayne County would have about 27, against 22 on map listings.
How fast is Wayne County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Wayne County at 15,882 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,866 households. The median household income in Wayne County is $55,521 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.5% 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. Wayne County scores 40 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,705 of 2,385 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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