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Barbershops in Warren County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Warren County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 92 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #7 of 1,356 scored counties
#1 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
- $22.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,093 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,331
- +9.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Warren County is 92 (very high), #7 of 1,356 scored counties and #1 of 20 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for barbershops.
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 barbershops in Warren County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 55% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $1,093 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Warren County spend about $22.6M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $4.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2.4 times 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 Warren County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Warren County grew 9.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Warren 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 | Warren County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 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 | +9.0% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,093 | $990 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $94,588 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 92 | 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
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Warren 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 Warren County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,331+9.0% since 2020
- Households
- 20,679
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 570 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $94,588+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,331
- Median home value
- $269,600
- Jobs located here
- 12,335
- Daytime population
- 39,313Residents 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 Warren 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 Warren 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 spas77
- Hair salons76
- Barbershops92
- Nail salons85
- Spas and skin care89
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Warren County, IA?
Warren 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 Warren County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Warren County, IA spend on personal care products and services?
About $22.6M a year, or $1,093 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 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 20,679 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Warren County, IA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Warren County has 2.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $4.5M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Warren County would have about 12, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Warren County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Warren County at 57,331 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,679 households. Median household income in Warren County is $94,588, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. Warren County scores 92 for barbershops (very high), #7 of 1,356 scored counties.
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