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Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Illinois

Spas and skin care studios in the Carbondale, IL area

The spas and skin care studios in the Carbondale, IL area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #246 of 504 scored small-town markets
#12 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois

Listings
16
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18.8M
On personal care products and services · $821 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
34% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.0
39% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
52,501
−1.5% 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 16 spas and skin care studios in the Carbondale area. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. That is 7.0 per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.

Households in the Carbondale area spend about $18.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $821 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 34% above the U.S. figure of $876K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which spas and skin care studios share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in the Carbondale area in 2023. That is one for every 7,652 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Carbondale area declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Carbondale area scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, ranking #246 of 504 scored small-town markets and #12 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois.

How the Carbondale 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 spas and skin care studios counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Spas and skin care in Carbondale, IL area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureCarbondale areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.010.111.5
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.1M$876K
Households per official establishment7,6524,4374,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.0%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$821$1,063$1,005
Median household income$48,763$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score5052

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$229K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
161 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 other personal care services in the Carbondale 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 Carbondale area

Population, 2025 estimate
52,501−1.5% since 2020
Households
22,955
Median age
37.7
Homes lived in by their owners
50%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
584 sq. mi.
People per square mile
91
Median household income
$48,763
Average household income
$70,409
Median home value
$137,300
Jobs located here
23,658
Daytime population
57,693Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Spas and skin care across Illinois

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Illinois, with the Carbondale area marked.

Top small-town markets in Illinois

Small-town markets in Illinois ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pontiac, IL7253.4$2.8M−2.1%#41 of 504
2Ottawa, IL72386.1$1.6M−1.6%#50 of 504
3Sterling, IL6993.9$2.4M−2.6%#63 of 504
4Rochelle, IL66125.8$1.7M−0.7%#88 of 504
5Marion-Herrin, IL66217.2$1.3M+0.2%#93 of 504
6Danville, IL60175.7$1.5M−3.7%#143 of 504
7Dixon, IL5696.7$1.4M−3.4%#184 of 504
8Canton, IL5564.3$2M−2.0%#192 of 504
9Galesburg, IL5494.3$2M−4.1%#201 of 504
10Freeport, IL54115.7$1.6M−3.0%#202 of 504
12Carbondale, IL50167.0$1.2M−1.5%#246 of 504

Other business types in the Carbondale area

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

Questions

How many spas and skin care studios are in the Carbondale, IL area?

The Carbondale area has 16 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.

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

About $18.8M a year, or $821 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per studio. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only spas and skin care studios. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,955 households in the Carbondale area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Carbondale, IL area compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?

The Carbondale area has 7.0 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.2M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, the Carbondale area would have about 22, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,652 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.

How fast is the Carbondale, IL area growing?

Population estimates put the Carbondale area at 52,501 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,955 households. Median household income in the Carbondale area is $48,763, 40% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Carbondale area scores 50 for spas and skin care studios (upper middle), #246 of 504 scored small-town markets.

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