Beauty and personal care · County · Iowa
Hair salons in Hardin County, IA
The hair salons in Hardin County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #762 of 2,339 scored counties
#15 of 72 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 10
- 4 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.3M
- On personal care products and services · $893 a household
- Spending per listing
- $629K
- 46% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.2
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,455
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 hair salons in Hardin County. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 14.2 per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $893 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Hardin County spend about $6.3M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $629K per salon, 46% above the U.S. figure of $430K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Hardin County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,346 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Hardin County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Hardin County is 58 (upper middle), #762 of 2,339 scored counties and #15 of 72 scored counties in Iowa.
How Hardin 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 | Hardin County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.2 | 23.5 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $629K | $422K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,346 | 1,653 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.1% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $893 | $990 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $65,069 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $172K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 104 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Hardin 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 Hardin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,455−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,038
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 569 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $65,069+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,622
- Median home value
- $122,500
- Jobs located here
- 6,424
- Daytime population
- 15,239Residents 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 hair salons, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Hardin County marked.
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 |
| 15Hardin County, IA | 58 | 10 | 14.2 | $629K | −2.2% | #762 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Hardin 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 spas62
- Hair salons58
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care37
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Hardin County, IA?
Hardin County has 10 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 37 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hardin County, IA spend on personal care products and services?
About $6.3M a year, or $893 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $629K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,038 households in Hardin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hardin County, IA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Hardin County has 14.2 hair salons per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $629K, 46% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Hardin County would have about 15, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,346 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Hardin County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Hardin County at 16,455 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,038 households. The median household income in Hardin County is $65,069 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Hardin County scores 58 for hair salons (upper middle), #762 of 2,339 scored counties.
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