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Salons, barbers and spas in Buena Vista County, IA
The salons, barbers and spas in Buena Vista County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,851 of 2,385 scored counties
#62 of 72 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 33
- 4 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.3M
- On personal care products and services · $972 a household
- Spending per listing
- $222K
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 43.7
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,449
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Buena Vista County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,851 of 2,385 scored counties and #62 of 72 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Buena Vista County spend about $7.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $972 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $222K of household spending for each business on map listings, 5% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 33 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Buena Vista County as of September 2026. 4 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 43.7 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Buena Vista County in 2023. That is one for every 943 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Buena Vista County declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Buena Vista 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 | Buena Vista County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 43.7 | 40.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $222K | $248K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 943 | 1,077 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $972 | $990 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $71,719 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 54Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 334 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,449−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 7,546
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $71,719+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,361
- Median home value
- $159,500
- Jobs located here
- 11,467
- Daytime population
- 22,374Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 62Buena Vista County, IA | 37 | 33 | 43.7 | $222K | −1.7% | #1,851 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Buena Vista 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 spas37
- Hair salons27
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care34
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 Buena Vista County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 salons, barbers and spas in Buena Vista County. 4 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 54 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Buena Vista County, IA spend on personal care products and services?
About $7.3M a year, or $972 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $222K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,546 households in Buena Vista County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buena Vista County, IA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Buena Vista County has 43.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $222K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Buena Vista County would have about 35, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 943 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Buena Vista County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Buena Vista County at 20,449 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,546 households. The median household income in Buena Vista County is $71,719 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Buena Vista County scores 37 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,851 of 2,385 scored counties.
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