Beauty and personal care · County · Illinois
Spas and skin care studios in McDonough County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in McDonough County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,454 of 1,769 scored counties
#57 of 62 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10M
- On personal care products and services · $840 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,916
- −4.5% since 2020
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What this means
For spas and skin care studios, McDonough County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,454 of 1,769 scored counties and #57 of 62 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 spas and skin care studios in McDonough County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 7.6 for every 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Households in McDonough County spend about $10M a year on personal care products and services, or $840 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 26% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in McDonough County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McDonough County declined 4.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How McDonough 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 | McDonough County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 10.1 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.1M | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,437 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.0% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $840 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $52,795 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 52 |
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
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 McDonough 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 McDonough County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,916−4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 11,856
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 589 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $52,795+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,521
- Median home value
- $107,500
- Jobs located here
- 9,784
- Daytime population
- 25,631Residents 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 McDonough 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 |
| 57McDonough County, IL | 33 | 9 | 7.6 | $1.1M | −4.5% | #1,454 of 1,769 |
Other business types in McDonough 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 spas24
- Hair salons21
- Barbershops25
- Nail salons22
- Spas and skin care33
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 McDonough County, IL?
McDonough County has 9 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. No official count is published for other personal care services in McDonough County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in McDonough County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $10M a year, or $840 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 11,856 households in McDonough County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McDonough County, IL compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
McDonough County has 7.6 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.1M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, McDonough County would have about 11, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is McDonough County, IL growing?
Population estimates put McDonough County at 25,916 people in 2025, down 4.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,856 households. Median household income in McDonough County is $52,795, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.7%, 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. McDonough County scores 33 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,454 of 1,769 scored counties.
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