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Barbershops in Dickinson County, IA
The barbershops in Dickinson County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $9M
- On personal care products and services · $1,020 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 18,077
- +1.7% since 2020
See the barbershops around any address in Dickinson County
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 barbershops in Dickinson County. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households.
At $1,020 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Dickinson County spend about $9M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $4.5M per shop. 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 Dickinson County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Dickinson County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 barbershops on map listings, Dickinson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Dickinson 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 | Dickinson County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 3.2 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.5M | $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 | +1.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,020 | $990 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $75,432 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 20 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Dickinson 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 Dickinson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,077+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 8,845
- Median age
- 48.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 381 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $75,432+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,164
- Median home value
- $270,700
- Jobs located here
- 10,412
- Daytime population
- 20,071Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Dickinson County?
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for barbershops, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Dickinson 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 |
| Dickinson County, IA | Not scored | 2 | 2.3 | $4.5M | +1.7% |
Other business types in Dickinson 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 spas41
- Hair salons53
- Barbershops
- Nail salons38
- Spas and skin care37
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Dickinson County, IA?
There are 2 barbershops on map listings in Dickinson County as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Dickinson County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Dickinson County, IA spend on personal care products and services?
About $9M a year, or $1,020 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $4.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,845 households in Dickinson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dickinson County, IA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Dickinson County has 2 barbershops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Dickinson County would have about 5, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Dickinson County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Dickinson County at 18,077 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,845 households. Median household income in Dickinson County is $75,432, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Dickinson County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Dickinson County. It maps the barbershops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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