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Spas and skin care studios in Mercer County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in Mercer County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.4M
On personal care products and services · $982 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
2.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
60% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,229
−2.6% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Mercer County comes to about $6.4M a year: $982 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per studio, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $876K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only spas and skin care studios.

Mercer County has 3 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for other personal care services in Mercer County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Mercer County declined 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 spas and skin care studios on map listings, Mercer County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Mercer 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.

Spas and skin care in Mercer County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureMercer CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.610.111.5
Spending per listing$2.1M$1.1M$876K
Households per official establishmentn/a4,4374,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.0%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$982$1,063$1,005
Median household income$74,182$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored52

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
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Mercer 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 Mercer County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,229−2.6% since 2020
Households
6,565
Median age
43.9
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
561 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$74,182+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,846
Median home value
$146,700
Jobs located here
3,052
Daytime population
11,354Residents 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 counties in Illinois for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Mercer County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Boone County, IL7952.6$4.1M+0.4%#67 of 1,769
2Clinton County, IL7853.4$3M+0.6%#84 of 1,769
3Kendall County, IL70449.7$1.2M+9.9%#232 of 1,769
4Champaign County, IL68566.6$1.4M+1.8%#273 of 1,769
5Livingston County, IL6753.4$2.8M−2.1%#284 of 1,769
6Whiteside County, IL6793.9$2.4M−2.6%#289 of 1,769
7Rock Island County, IL66304.9$1.9M−1.7%#318 of 1,769
8Ogle County, IL66125.8$1.7M−0.7%#321 of 1,769
9Tazewell County, IL66397.2$1.4M−0.9%#331 of 1,769
10Henry County, IL65104.9$2M−2.2%#349 of 1,769
Mercer County, ILNot scored34.6$2.1M−2.6%

Other business types in Mercer County

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

Questions

How many spas and skin care studios are in Mercer County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 spas and skin care studios in Mercer County. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. No official count is published for other personal care services in Mercer County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Mercer County, IL spend on personal care products and services?

About $6.4M a year, or $982 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per studio. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which spas and skin care studios share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,565 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mercer County has 4.6 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $2.1M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Mercer County would have about 7, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Mercer County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Mercer County at 15,229 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,565 households. The median household income in Mercer County is $74,182 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Mercer County has no market score for spas and skin care studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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