Beauty and personal care · County · Illinois
Spas and skin care studios in Lake County, IL
How Lake 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #627 of 1,769 scored counties
#23 of 62 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 305
- 48 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 56
- +36.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $319.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,236 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 719,339
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 305 spas and skin care studios in Lake County. 48 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.8, 3% above the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Households in Lake County spend about $319.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,236 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per studio, 20% 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 56 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Lake County in 2023, up 36.6% from 2019. That is one for every 4,615 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $5M have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Lake County.
Population estimates put the population change in Lake County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For spas and skin care studios, Lake County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #627 of 1,769 scored counties and #23 of 62 scored counties in Illinois.
How Lake 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 | Lake County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.8 | 10.1 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.1M | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,615 | 4,437 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +36.6% | +22.0% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,236 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $110,416 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 56+36.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 345
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30548 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 365The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 719,339+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 258,455
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 444 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,610
- Median household income
- $110,416+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $155,726
- Median home value
- $345,700
- Jobs located here
- 328,525
- Daytime population
- 712,545Residents 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 Lake 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 |
| 23Lake County, IL | 57 | 305 | 11.8 | $1M | +0.8% | #627 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Lake 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 spas46
- Hair salons52
- Barbershops58
- Nail salons48
- Spas and skin care57
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 Lake County, IL?
Lake County has 305 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 48 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 36.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Lake County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $319.4M a year, or $1,236 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 305 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 258,455 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, IL compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Lake County has 11.8 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Lake County would have about 365, against 305 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,615 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 719,339 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 258,455 households. Median household income in Lake County is $110,416, 37% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Lake County scores 57 for spas and skin care studios (upper middle), #627 of 1,769 scored counties.
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