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Salons, barbers and spas in Boone County, IA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Boone County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #462 of 2,385 scored counties
#12 of 72 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
35
5 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.1M
On personal care products and services · $1,019 a household
Spending per listing
$318K
50% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.0
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,799
+0.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 salons, barbers and spas in Boone County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.0, 32% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Boone County comes to about $11.1M a year: $1,019 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 35 salons, barbers and spas, that is $318K per business, 50% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Boone County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,562 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 64 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Boone 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 Boone County is 65 (upper middle), #462 of 2,385 scored counties and #12 of 72 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Boone 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Boone County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureBoone CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.040.047.2
Spending per listing$318K$248K$213K
Households per official establishment1,5621,077804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.2%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,019$990$1,005
Median household income$83,531$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score6557

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 7
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$509K
One-person businesses, 2023
64Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
355 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
52The 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 personal care services in Boone 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 Boone County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,799+0.4% since 2020
Households
10,936
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
571 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$83,531+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,765
Median home value
$212,400
Jobs located here
9,561
Daytime population
23,449Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Boone County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, IA851522.4$472K+3.8%#32 of 2,385
2Benton County, IA831514.7$706K+1.8%#45 of 2,385
3Warren County, IA775627.1$404K+9.0%#121 of 2,385
4Mills County, IA771527.8$386K+2.6%#123 of 2,385
5Guthrie County, IA761226.1$386K+1.6%#140 of 2,385
6Lyon County, IA741431.3$316K+3.6%#193 of 2,385
7Marion County, IA673727.8$361K+2.3%#376 of 2,385
8Dallas County, IA6717741.7$286K+17.8%#393 of 2,385
9Harrison County, IA661931.2$318K+0.4%#425 of 2,385
10Marshall County, IA664629.7$316K−0.5%#426 of 2,385
12Boone County, IA653532.0$318K+0.4%#462 of 2,385

Other business types in Boone County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Boone County, IA?

There are 35 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Boone County as of September 2026. 5 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 64 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Boone County, IA spend on personal care products and services?

About $11.1M a year, or $1,019 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 35 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $318K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,936 households in Boone County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Boone County, IA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Boone County has 32.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $318K, 50% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Boone County would have about 52, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,562 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Boone County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Boone County at 26,799 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,936 households. Median household income in Boone County is $83,531, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.5%, 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. Boone County scores 65 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #462 of 2,385 scored counties.

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