Beauty and personal care · County · Iowa
Hair salons in Linn County, IA
How Linn County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for hair salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,288 of 2,339 scored counties
#30 of 72 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 233
- 46 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 58
- +13.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $97.2M
- On personal care products and services · $1,017 a household
- Spending per listing
- $417K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.4
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 232,028
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 233 hair salons in Linn County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.4, 4% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $1,017 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Linn County spend about $97.2M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 233 hair salons, that is $417K per salon, 3% below 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.
Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Linn County in 2023, up 13.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,648 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 488 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $621K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Linn County.
Population estimates show Linn County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Linn County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,288 of 2,339 scored counties and #30 of 72 scored counties in Iowa.
How Linn 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 | Linn County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.4 | 23.5 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $417K | $422K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,648 | 1,653 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.7% | −2.1% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,017 | $990 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $77,649 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 51 → 58+13.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 288
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 488Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23346 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 226The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $621K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Linn 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 Linn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 232,028+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 95,600
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 717 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 321
- Median household income
- $77,649+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,478
- Median home value
- $214,300
- Jobs located here
- 130,525
- Daytime population
- 248,541Residents 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 Linn 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 |
| 30Linn County, IA | 48 | 233 | 24.4 | $417K | +0.7% | #1,288 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Linn 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 spas46
- Hair salons48
- Barbershops67
- Nail salons75
- Spas and skin care43
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Linn County, IA?
There are 233 hair salons on map listings in Linn County as of September 2026. 46 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 13.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 488 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Linn County, IA spend on personal care products and services?
About $97.2M a year, or $1,017 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 233 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $417K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 95,600 households in Linn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Linn County, IA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Linn County has 24.4 hair salons per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $417K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Linn County would have about 226, against 233 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,648 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Linn County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Linn County at 232,028 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 95,600 households. The median household income in Linn County is $77,649 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Linn County scores 48 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,288 of 2,339 scored counties.
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