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Barbershops in Dallas County, IA
The barbershops in Dallas County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #66 of 1,356 scored counties
#3 of 20 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 8
- 4 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $50.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,193 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.3M
- 3.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 64% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,457
- +17.8% since 2020
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What this means
For barbershops, Dallas County has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #66 of 1,356 scored counties and #3 of 20 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for barbershops.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Dallas County comes to about $50.7M a year: $1,193 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Spread across 8 barbershops, that is $6.3M per shop, 3.4 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 8 barbershops on map listings in Dallas County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.9, 64% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Dallas County classed as barber shops. That is one for every 10,618 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Dallas County from 2020 to 2025 at +17.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dallas 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 | Dallas County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 3.2 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $6.3M | $3.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,618 | 46,990 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +33.3% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.8% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,193 | $990 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $102,379 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 84 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 Dallas 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 Dallas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,457+17.8% since 2020
- Households
- 42,471
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 588 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 184
- Median household income
- $102,379+15.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $137,324
- Median home value
- $355,600
- Jobs located here
- 53,926
- Daytime population
- 106,998Residents 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 Dallas 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 |
Other business types in Dallas 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 spas67
- Hair salons70
- Barbershops80
- Nail salons63
- Spas and skin care75
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Dallas County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 barbershops in Dallas County. 4 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dallas County, IA spend on personal care products and services?
About $50.7M a year, or $1,193 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $6.3M per shop. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 42,471 households in Dallas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dallas County, IA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Dallas County has 1.9 barbershops per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $6.3M, 3.4 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Dallas County would have about 27, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,618 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Dallas County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Dallas County at 118,457 people in 2025, up 17.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,471 households. The median household income in Dallas County is $102,379 a year, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.7% 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. Dallas County scores 80 for barbershops (high), #66 of 1,356 scored counties.
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