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Spas and skin care studios in Stephenson County, IL
The spas and skin care studios in Stephenson County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #795 of 1,769 scored counties
#32 of 62 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $17.4M
- On personal care products and services · $898 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 81% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 43,220
- −3.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $898 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Stephenson County spend about $17.4M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 11 spas and skin care studios, that is $1.6M per studio, 81% above the U.S. figure of $876K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only spas and skin care studios.
There are 11 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Stephenson County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 5.7 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for other personal care services in Stephenson County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stephenson County declined 3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios in Stephenson County is 52 (upper middle), #795 of 1,769 scored counties and #32 of 62 scored counties in Illinois.
How Stephenson 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 | Stephenson County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 10.1 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $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 | −3.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $898 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $64,043 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 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
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Stephenson 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 Stephenson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 43,220−3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 19,358
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 564 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 78
- Median household income
- $64,043+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,920
- Median home value
- $134,900
- Jobs located here
- 17,326
- Daytime population
- 40,359Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 32Stephenson County, IL | 52 | 11 | 5.7 | $1.6M | −3.0% | #795 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Stephenson 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 spas56
- Hair salons52
- Barbershops52
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care52
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 Stephenson County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 spas and skin care studios in Stephenson County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. No official count is published for other personal care services in Stephenson County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Stephenson County, IL spend on personal care products and services?
About $17.4M a year, or $898 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 19,358 households in Stephenson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stephenson County, IL compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Stephenson County has 5.7 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.6M, 81% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Stephenson County would have about 20, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Stephenson County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Stephenson County at 43,220 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,358 households. The median household income in Stephenson County is $64,043 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.2% 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. Stephenson County scores 52 for spas and skin care studios (upper middle), #795 of 1,769 scored counties.
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