Beauty and personal care · County · Iowa
Salons, barbers and spas in Black Hawk County, IA
The salons, barbers and spas in Black Hawk County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,281 of 2,385 scored counties
#46 of 72 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 217
- 52 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $51M
- On personal care products and services · $935 a household
- Spending per listing
- $235K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.8
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,532
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 217 salons, barbers and spas in Black Hawk County. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 39.8 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Black Hawk County comes to about $51M a year: $935 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $235K per business, 11% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Black Hawk County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,364 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 519 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $748K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Black Hawk County.
Population estimates put the population change in Black Hawk County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Black Hawk County is 48 (lower middle), #1,281 of 2,385 scored counties and #46 of 72 scored counties in Iowa.
How Black Hawk 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 salons, barbers and spas 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 | Black Hawk County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.8 | 40.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $235K | $248K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,364 | 1,077 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +5.2% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $935 | $990 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $66,417 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 40 → 400.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 242
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 519Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21752 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 240The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $748K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Black Hawk 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 Black Hawk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,532+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 54,563
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 566 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 232
- Median household income
- $66,417+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,158
- Median home value
- $188,900
- Jobs located here
- 75,052
- Daytime population
- 146,507Residents 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 salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Black Hawk County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madison County, IA | 85 | 15 | 22.4 | $472K | +3.8% | #32 of 2,385 |
| 2Benton County, IA | 83 | 15 | 14.7 | $706K | +1.8% | #45 of 2,385 |
| 3Warren County, IA | 77 | 56 | 27.1 | $404K | +9.0% | #121 of 2,385 |
| 4Mills County, IA | 77 | 15 | 27.8 | $386K | +2.6% | #123 of 2,385 |
| 5Guthrie County, IA | 76 | 12 | 26.1 | $386K | +1.6% | #140 of 2,385 |
| 6Lyon County, IA | 74 | 14 | 31.3 | $316K | +3.6% | #193 of 2,385 |
| 7Marion County, IA | 67 | 37 | 27.8 | $361K | +2.3% | #376 of 2,385 |
| 8Dallas County, IA | 67 | 177 | 41.7 | $286K | +17.8% | #393 of 2,385 |
| 9Harrison County, IA | 66 | 19 | 31.2 | $318K | +0.4% | #425 of 2,385 |
| 10Marshall County, IA | 66 | 46 | 29.7 | $316K | −0.5% | #426 of 2,385 |
| 46Black Hawk County, IA | 48 | 217 | 39.8 | $235K | +0.4% | #1,281 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Black Hawk 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 spas48
- Hair salons47
- Barbershops54
- Nail salons61
- Spas and skin care52
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many salons, barbers and spas are in Black Hawk County, IA?
Black Hawk County has 217 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 52 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 519 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Black Hawk County, IA spend on personal care products and services?
About $51M a year, or $935 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 217 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $235K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,563 households in Black Hawk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Black Hawk County, IA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Black Hawk County has 39.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $235K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Black Hawk County would have about 240, against 217 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,364 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Black Hawk County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Black Hawk County at 131,532 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,563 households. Median household income in Black Hawk County is $66,417, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.1%, 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. Black Hawk County scores 48 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,281 of 2,385 scored counties.
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