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Barbershops in Kossuth County, IA
The barbershops in Kossuth County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,180 of 1,356 scored counties
#20 of 20 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.1M
- On personal care products and services · $927 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,322
- −3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Kossuth County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #1,180 of 1,356 scored counties and #20 of 20 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 barbershops in Kossuth County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 7.6 per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Kossuth County comes to about $6.1M a year: $927 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per shop, 36% 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 Kossuth County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Kossuth County declined 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Kossuth 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 | Kossuth County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 3.2 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $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 | −3.2% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $927 | $990 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $67,697 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 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
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Kossuth 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 Kossuth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,322−3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 6,543
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 973 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $67,697+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,441
- Median home value
- $148,300
- Jobs located here
- 6,674
- Daytime population
- 14,393Residents 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 Kossuth 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 |
| 20Kossuth County, IA | 24 | 5 | 7.6 | $1.2M | −3.2% | #1,180 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Kossuth 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 spas31
- Hair salons35
- Barbershops24
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care26
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Kossuth County, IA?
Kossuth County has 5 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Kossuth County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Kossuth County, IA spend on personal care products and services?
About $6.1M a year, or $927 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,543 households in Kossuth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kossuth County, IA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Kossuth County has 7.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.2M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Kossuth County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Kossuth County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Kossuth County at 14,322 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,543 households. Median household income in Kossuth County is $67,697, 16% 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. Kossuth County scores 24 for barbershops (low), #1,180 of 1,356 scored counties.
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