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Barbershops in Buchanan County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Buchanan County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #860 of 1,356 scored counties
#16 of 20 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8M
- On personal care products and services · $966 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,883
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 barbershops in Buchanan County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.1, 15% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Buchanan County spend about $8M a year on personal care products and services, or $966 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per shop, 15% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Buchanan County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Buchanan County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Buchanan County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #860 of 1,356 scored counties and #16 of 20 scored counties in Iowa.
How Buchanan County compares
The same measures for Iowa and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the barbershops 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 | Buchanan County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 3.2 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $3.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 46,990 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +33.3% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $966 | $990 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $78,236 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 72 |
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
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 barber shops in Buchanan 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 Buchanan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,883+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,252
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $78,236+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,957
- Median home value
- $176,000
- Jobs located here
- 6,604
- Daytime population
- 17,376Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for barbershops, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Buchanan County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, IA | 92 | 5 | 2.4 | $4.5M | +9.0% | #7 of 1,356 |
| 2Johnson County, IA | 81 | 18 | 2.8 | $3.6M | +4.6% | #60 of 1,356 |
| 3Dallas County, IA | 80 | 8 | 1.9 | $6.3M | +17.8% | #66 of 1,356 |
| 4Story County, IA | 78 | 9 | 2.3 | $4.2M | +2.7% | #87 of 1,356 |
| 5Pottawattamie County, IA | 69 | 7 | 1.9 | $5.2M | −0.7% | #248 of 1,356 |
| 6Marion County, IA | 69 | 5 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +2.3% | #263 of 1,356 |
| 7Polk County, IA | 69 | 105 | 5.1 | $2.1M | +4.8% | #271 of 1,356 |
| 8Linn County, IA | 67 | 35 | 3.7 | $2.8M | +0.7% | #287 of 1,356 |
| 9Scott County, IA | 66 | 32 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +0.4% | #310 of 1,356 |
| 10Dubuque County, IA | 65 | 14 | 3.4 | $2.9M | +0.1% | #332 of 1,356 |
| 16Buchanan County, IA | 44 | 5 | 6.1 | $1.6M | +1.3% | #860 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Buchanan 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 spas60
- Hair salons45
- Barbershops44
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care68
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Buchanan County, IA?
There are 5 barbershops on map listings in Buchanan County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Buchanan County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Buchanan County, IA spend on personal care products and services?
About $8M a year, or $966 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,252 households in Buchanan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buchanan County, IA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Buchanan County has 6.1 barbershops per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Buchanan County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Buchanan County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Buchanan County at 20,883 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,252 households. Median household income in Buchanan County is $78,236, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.7%, 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. Buchanan County scores 44 for barbershops (lower middle), #860 of 1,356 scored counties.
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