Beauty and personal care · County · Iowa
Hair salons in Pottawattamie County, IA
The hair salons in Pottawattamie County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #945 of 2,339 scored counties
#19 of 72 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 67
- 23 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- −11.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $36.3M
- On personal care products and services · $964 a household
- Spending per listing
- $542K
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.8
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 92,996
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 67 hair salons in Pottawattamie County. Chain locations make up 34% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 17.8 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $964 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Pottawattamie County spend about $36.3M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $542K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 26% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in Pottawattamie County classed as beauty salons, down 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,568 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 140 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $568K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Pottawattamie County.
Population estimates put the population change in Pottawattamie County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Pottawattamie County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #945 of 2,339 scored counties and #19 of 72 scored counties in Iowa.
How Pottawattamie 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 | Pottawattamie County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.8 | 23.5 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $542K | $422K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,568 | 1,653 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.1% | −2.1% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $964 | $990 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $73,602 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 24−11.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 81
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 140Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6723 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $568K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Pottawattamie 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 Pottawattamie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 92,996−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 37,642
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 951 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 98
- Median household income
- $73,602+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,780
- Median home value
- $195,700
- Jobs located here
- 40,169
- Daytime population
- 86,715Residents 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 Pottawattamie 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 |
| 19Pottawattamie County, IA | 54 | 67 | 17.8 | $542K | −0.7% | #945 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Pottawattamie 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 spas61
- Hair salons54
- Barbershops69
- Nail salons67
- Spas and skin care70
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Pottawattamie County, IA?
Pottawattamie County has 67 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019. Another 140 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pottawattamie County, IA spend on personal care products and services?
About $36.3M a year, or $964 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $542K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 37,642 households in Pottawattamie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pottawattamie County, IA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Pottawattamie County has 17.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $542K, 26% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Pottawattamie County would have about 84, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,568 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Pottawattamie County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Pottawattamie County at 92,996 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 37,642 households. The median household income in Pottawattamie County is $73,602 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.5% 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. Pottawattamie County scores 54 for hair salons (upper middle), #945 of 2,339 scored counties.
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