Beauty and personal care · County · Illinois
Salons, barbers and spas in Whiteside County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Whiteside County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #698 of 2,385 scored counties
#27 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 73
- 16 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.2M
- On personal care products and services · $918 a household
- Spending per listing
- $291K
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.6
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,121
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Whiteside County comes to about $21.2M a year: $918 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $291K per business, 37% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Whiteside County has 73 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 31.6 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Whiteside County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 2,569 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 186 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Whiteside County declined 2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Whiteside County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #698 of 2,385 scored counties and #27 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.
How Whiteside 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 | Whiteside County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.6 | 45.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $291K | $235K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,569 | 865 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.2% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $918 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $67,500 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $561K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 186Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7316 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 100The 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 Whiteside 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 Whiteside County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,121−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 23,120
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 684 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $67,500+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,592
- Median home value
- $127,100
- Jobs located here
- 20,819
- Daytime population
- 50,543Residents 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 Whiteside 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 |
| 27Whiteside County, IL | 59 | 73 | 31.6 | $291K | −2.6% | #698 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Whiteside 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 spas59
- Hair salons58
- Barbershops39
- Nail salons51
- Spas and skin care67
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 Whiteside County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 73 salons, barbers and spas in Whiteside County. 16 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 186 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Whiteside County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $21.2M a year, or $918 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $291K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,120 households in Whiteside County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Whiteside County, IL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Whiteside County has 31.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $291K, 37% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Whiteside County would have about 100, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,569 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Whiteside County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Whiteside County at 54,121 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,120 households. The median household income in Whiteside County is $67,500 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.5% 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. Whiteside County scores 59 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #698 of 2,385 scored counties.
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