Beauty and personal care · County · Iowa
Hair salons in Warren County, IA
The hair salons in Warren County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #135 of 2,339 scored counties
#3 of 72 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 33
- 6 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,093 a household
- Spending per listing
- $685K
- 59% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.0
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,331
- +9.0% since 2020
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What this means
For hair salons, Warren County has a Groundwork market score of 76 (high): #135 of 2,339 scored counties and #3 of 72 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for hair salons.
Households in Warren County spend about $22.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,093 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $685K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 59% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 33 hair salons on map listings in Warren County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 16.0 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Warren County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 1,591 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $207K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Warren County. Population estimates put the population change in Warren County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Warren 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 | Warren County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.0 | 23.5 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $685K | $422K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,591 | 1,653 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.1% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.0% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,093 | $990 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $94,588 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 49
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 83Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 336 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $207K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Warren 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 Warren County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,331+9.0% since 2020
- Households
- 20,679
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 570 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $94,588+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,331
- Median home value
- $269,600
- Jobs located here
- 12,335
- Daytime population
- 39,313Residents 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 Warren 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 |
Other business types in Warren 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 spas77
- Hair salons76
- Barbershops92
- Nail salons85
- Spas and skin care89
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Warren County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 hair salons in Warren County. 6 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 83 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Warren County, IA spend on personal care products and services?
About $22.6M a year, or $1,093 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $685K 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 20,679 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Warren County, IA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Warren County has 16.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $685K, 59% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Warren County would have about 53, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,591 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Warren County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Warren County at 57,331 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,679 households. Median household income in Warren County is $94,588, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. Warren County scores 76 for hair salons (high), #135 of 2,339 scored counties.
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