Beauty and personal care · County · Iowa
Hair salons in Kossuth County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Kossuth County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,876 of 2,339 scored counties
#53 of 72 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 17
- 3 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.1M
- On personal care products and services · $927 a household
- Spending per listing
- $357K
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.0
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,322
- −3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Kossuth County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,876 of 2,339 scored counties and #53 of 72 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Kossuth County spend about $6.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $927 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 hair salons, that is $357K per salon, 17% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 17 hair salons on map listings in Kossuth County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 26.0 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Kossuth County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,181 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. 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 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 | Kossuth County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.0 | 23.5 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $357K | $422K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,181 | 1,653 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.1% | +6.0% |
| 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 | 35 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $473K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 173 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 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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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 |
| 53Kossuth County, IA | 35 | 17 | 26.0 | $357K | −3.2% | #1,876 of 2,339 |
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 hair salons are in Kossuth County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 hair salons in Kossuth County. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
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 17 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $357K 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 6,543 households in Kossuth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kossuth County, IA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Kossuth County has 26.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $357K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Kossuth County would have about 14, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,181 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
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 35 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,876 of 2,339 scored counties.
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