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Salons, barbers and spas in Bremer County, IA
The salons, barbers and spas in Bremer County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #996 of 2,385 scored counties
#38 of 72 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 39
- 9 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10M
- On personal care products and services · $1,026 a household
- Spending per listing
- $256K
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.1
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,296
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 39 salons, barbers and spas in Bremer County. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 40.1, 15% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Bremer County comes to about $10M a year: $1,026 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 39 salons, barbers and spas, that is $256K per business, 20% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Bremer County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 1,080 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 78 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $60K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Bremer County.
Population estimates show Bremer County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Bremer County is 53 (upper middle), #996 of 2,385 scored counties and #38 of 72 scored counties in Iowa.
How Bremer 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 | Bremer County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.1 | 40.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $256K | $248K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,080 | 1,077 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,026 | $990 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $86,784 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $609K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 78Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 399 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $60K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Bremer 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 Bremer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,296+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 9,716
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 436 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 58
- Median household income
- $86,784+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,261
- Median home value
- $219,600
- Jobs located here
- 9,443
- Daytime population
- 21,993Residents 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 Bremer 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 |
| 38Bremer County, IA | 53 | 39 | 40.1 | $256K | +1.1% | #996 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Bremer 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 spas53
- Hair salons42
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care49
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 Bremer County, IA?
Bremer County has 39 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 78 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bremer County, IA spend on personal care products and services?
About $10M a year, or $1,026 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $256K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,716 households in Bremer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bremer County, IA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Bremer County has 40.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $256K, 20% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Bremer County would have about 47, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,080 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Bremer County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Bremer County at 25,296 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,716 households. Median household income in Bremer County is $86,784, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.3%, 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. Bremer County scores 53 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #996 of 2,385 scored counties.
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