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Spas and skin care studios in Cook County, IL
How Cook County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for spas and skin care studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,060 of 1,769 scored counties
#42 of 62 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 2,322
- 264 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 537
- +30.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.2B
- On personal care products and services · $1,071 a household
- Spending per listing
- $969K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,194,625
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 2,322 spas and skin care studios in Cook County. Of those, 264 are chain locations, or 11%, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.1, 3% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Households in Cook County spend about $2.2B a year on personal care products and services, or $1,071 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 2,322 spas and skin care studios, that is $969K per studio, 11% 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 537 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Cook County in 2023, up 30.7% from 2019. That is one for every 3,911 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 38 SBA-backed loans worth $22M have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Cook County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cook County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios in Cook County is 45 (lower middle), #1,060 of 1,769 scored counties and #42 of 62 scored counties in Illinois.
How Cook 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 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.
| Measure | Cook County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.1 | 10.1 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $969K | $1.1M | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,911 | 4,437 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +30.7% | +22.0% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,071 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $83,498 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 411 → 537+30.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,133
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $111.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,322264 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2,568The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 38
- Amount
- $22M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Cook 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 Cook County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,194,625−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 2,100,230
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.4
- Land area
- 945 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5,484
- Median household income
- $83,498+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,729
- Median home value
- $324,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,683,238
- Daytime population
- 5,468,881Residents 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 spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Cook County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boone County, IL | 79 | 5 | 2.6 | $4.1M | +0.4% | #67 of 1,769 |
| 2Clinton County, IL | 78 | 5 | 3.4 | $3M | +0.6% | #84 of 1,769 |
| 3Kendall County, IL | 70 | 44 | 9.7 | $1.2M | +9.9% | #232 of 1,769 |
| 4Champaign County, IL | 68 | 56 | 6.6 | $1.4M | +1.8% | #273 of 1,769 |
| 5Livingston County, IL | 67 | 5 | 3.4 | $2.8M | −2.1% | #284 of 1,769 |
| 6Whiteside County, IL | 67 | 9 | 3.9 | $2.4M | −2.6% | #289 of 1,769 |
| 7Rock Island County, IL | 66 | 30 | 4.9 | $1.9M | −1.7% | #318 of 1,769 |
| 8Ogle County, IL | 66 | 12 | 5.8 | $1.7M | −0.7% | #321 of 1,769 |
| 9Tazewell County, IL | 66 | 39 | 7.2 | $1.4M | −0.9% | #331 of 1,769 |
| 10Henry County, IL | 65 | 10 | 4.9 | $2M | −2.2% | #349 of 1,769 |
| 42Cook County, IL | 45 | 2,322 | 11.1 | $969K | −1.3% | #1,060 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Cook 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 spas38
- Hair salons45
- Barbershops46
- Nail salons43
- Spas and skin care45
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many spas and skin care studios are in Cook County, IL?
Cook County has 2,322 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 264 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 537 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 30.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Cook County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $2.2B a year, or $1,071 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,322 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $969K 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 2,100,230 households in Cook County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cook County, IL compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Cook County has 11.1 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $969K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Cook County would have about 2,568, against 2,322 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,911 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Cook County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Cook County at 5,194,625 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,100,230 households. Median household income in Cook County is $83,498, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Cook County scores 45 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,060 of 1,769 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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