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Barbershops in Monroe County, IA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Monroe County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.9M
On personal care products and services · $928 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
7,406
−2.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $928 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Monroe County spend about $2.9M a year on personal care products and services. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no barbershops in Monroe County. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Monroe County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Monroe County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Monroe County declined 2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Monroe 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.

Barbershops in Monroe County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.03.25.3
Spending per listingn/a$3.1M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a46,99016,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+33.3%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$928$990$1,005
Median household income$70,996$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored72

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
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,406−2.5% since 2020
Households
3,089
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
434 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$70,996
Average household income
$82,641
Median home value
$156,300
Jobs located here
2,848
Daytime population
6,622Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for barbershops, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Monroe County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, IA9252.4$4.5M+9.0%#7 of 1,356
2Johnson County, IA81182.8$3.6M+4.6%#60 of 1,356
3Dallas County, IA8081.9$6.3M+17.8%#66 of 1,356
4Story County, IA7892.3$4.2M+2.7%#87 of 1,356
5Pottawattamie County, IA6971.9$5.2M−0.7%#248 of 1,356
6Marion County, IA6953.8$2.7M+2.3%#263 of 1,356
7Polk County, IA691055.1$2.1M+4.8%#271 of 1,356
8Linn County, IA67353.7$2.8M+0.7%#287 of 1,356
9Scott County, IA66324.4$2.3M+0.4%#310 of 1,356
10Dubuque County, IA65143.4$2.9M+0.1%#332 of 1,356
Monroe County, IANot scored00.0n/a−2.5%

Other business types in Monroe County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many barbershops are in Monroe County, IA?

There are no barbershops on map listings in Monroe County as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Monroe County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Monroe County, IA spend on personal care products and services?

About $2.9M a year, or $928 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 3,089 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Monroe County, IA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Monroe County has no barbershops on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Monroe County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

How fast is Monroe County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Monroe County at 7,406 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,089 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $70,996 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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