Beauty and personal care · County · Iowa
Hair salons in Cedar County, IA
The hair salons in Cedar County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,797 of 2,339 scored counties
#50 of 72 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 22
- 5 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.6M
- On personal care products and services · $996 a household
- Spending per listing
- $345K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.9
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,359
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Cedar County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,797 of 2,339 scored counties and #50 of 72 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $996 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Cedar County spend about $7.6M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $345K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 22 hair salons on map listings in Cedar County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 28.9 per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Cedar County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Cedar County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Cedar 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 hair salons 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 | Cedar County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.9 | 23.5 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $345K | $422K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,653 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.1% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $996 | $990 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $80,602 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 39 |
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
- 49Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 225 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 beauty salons in Cedar 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 Cedar County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,359−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 7,622
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 580 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $80,602+18.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,864
- Median home value
- $211,300
- Jobs located here
- 5,217
- Daytime population
- 14,113Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benton County, IA | 82 | 12 | 11.8 | $882K | +1.8% | #59 of 2,339 |
| 2Madison County, IA | 79 | 9 | 13.4 | $787K | +3.8% | #90 of 2,339 |
| 3Warren County, IA | 76 | 33 | 16.0 | $685K | +9.0% | #135 of 2,339 |
| 4Delaware County, IA | 72 | 10 | 13.6 | $717K | +1.3% | #230 of 2,339 |
| 5Dallas County, IA | 70 | 98 | 23.1 | $517K | +17.8% | #297 of 2,339 |
| 6Guthrie County, IA | 67 | 9 | 19.6 | $515K | +1.6% | #397 of 2,339 |
| 7Marion County, IA | 65 | 23 | 17.3 | $581K | +2.3% | #445 of 2,339 |
| 8Mills County, IA | 65 | 11 | 20.4 | $526K | +2.6% | #451 of 2,339 |
| 9Jones County, IA | 64 | 15 | 18.3 | $524K | +2.9% | #497 of 2,339 |
| 10Marshall County, IA | 64 | 28 | 18.1 | $520K | −0.5% | #498 of 2,339 |
| 50Cedar County, IA | 37 | 22 | 28.9 | $345K | −0.7% | #1,797 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Cedar 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 spas60
- Hair salons37
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care57
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Cedar County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 hair salons in Cedar County. 5 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Cedar County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 49 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cedar County, IA spend on personal care products and services?
About $7.6M a year, or $996 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $345K per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,622 households in Cedar County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cedar County, IA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Cedar County has 28.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $345K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Cedar County would have about 18, against 22 on map listings.
How fast is Cedar County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Cedar County at 18,359 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,622 households. Median household income in Cedar County is $80,602, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.9%, 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. Cedar County scores 37 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,797 of 2,339 scored counties.
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