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Nail salons in Des Moines County, IA
How Des Moines County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for nail salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,044 of 1,328 scored counties
#22 of 22 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 9
- 3 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $15.4M
- On personal care products and services · $894 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,077
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Des Moines County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #1,044 of 1,328 scored counties and #22 of 22 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Des Moines County spend about $15.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $894 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per salon, 2% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 9 nail salons on map listings in Des Moines County as of September 2026. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Des Moines County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Des Moines County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Des Moines 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 nail 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 | Des Moines County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 4.1 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.4M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 8,544 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +42.6% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $894 | $990 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $62,928 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 93 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 nail salons in Des Moines 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 Des Moines County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,077−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 17,178
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 416 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $62,928+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,523
- Median home value
- $136,500
- Jobs located here
- 19,578
- Daytime population
- 39,488Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, IA | 85 | 7 | 3.4 | $3.2M | +9.0% | #20 of 1,328 |
| 2Linn County, IA | 75 | 39 | 4.1 | $2.5M | +0.7% | #88 of 1,328 |
| 3Johnson County, IA | 72 | 33 | 5.2 | $2M | +4.6% | #124 of 1,328 |
| 4Dubuque County, IA | 71 | 13 | 3.2 | $3.1M | +0.1% | #134 of 1,328 |
| 5Story County, IA | 70 | 15 | 3.9 | $2.5M | +2.7% | #150 of 1,328 |
| 6Pottawattamie County, IA | 67 | 9 | 2.4 | $4M | −0.7% | #200 of 1,328 |
| 7Dallas County, IA | 63 | 30 | 7.1 | $1.7M | +17.8% | #336 of 1,328 |
| 8Clinton County, IA | 62 | 6 | 3.1 | $3.1M | −0.9% | #340 of 1,328 |
| 9Jasper County, IA | 62 | 6 | 4.0 | $2.4M | +0.9% | #341 of 1,328 |
| 10Sioux County, IA | 62 | 7 | 5.5 | $1.9M | +2.5% | #352 of 1,328 |
| 22Des Moines County, IA | 35 | 9 | 5.2 | $1.7M | −2.0% | #1,044 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Des Moines 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 spas27
- Hair salons22
- Barbershops42
- Nail salons35
- Spas and skin care41
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Des Moines County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 nail salons in Des Moines County. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Des Moines County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Des Moines County, IA spend on personal care products and services?
About $15.4M a year, or $894 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which nail salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,178 households in Des Moines County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Des Moines County, IA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Des Moines County has 5.2 nail salons per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.7M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending.
How fast is Des Moines County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Des Moines County at 38,077 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,178 households. Median household income in Des Moines County is $62,928, 22% below 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. Des Moines County scores 35 for nail salons (lower middle), #1,044 of 1,328 scored counties.
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