Beauty and personal care · County · Iowa
Salons, barbers and spas in Cerro Gordo County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Cerro Gordo County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,263 of 2,385 scored counties
#70 of 72 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 109
- 24 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- −3.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $18.4M
- On personal care products and services · $943 a household
- Spending per listing
- $169K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 55.8
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,372
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Cerro Gordo County has a Groundwork market score of 23 (low): #2,263 of 2,385 scored counties and #70 of 72 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 109 salons, barbers and spas in Cerro Gordo County. 24 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 55.8 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Cerro Gordo County spend about $18.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $943 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 109 salons, barbers and spas, that is $169K per business, 21% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Cerro Gordo County was 31 in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 630 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $568K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Cerro Gordo County. Population estimates put the population change in Cerro Gordo County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Cerro Gordo 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 | Cerro Gordo County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 55.8 | 40.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $169K | $248K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 630 | 1,077 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.1% | +5.2% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $943 | $990 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $68,189 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 31−3.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 110
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 139Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10924 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 87The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $568K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,372−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 19,538
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $68,189+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,087
- Median home value
- $166,400
- Jobs located here
- 22,381
- Daytime population
- 45,188Residents 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 Cerro Gordo 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 |
| 70Cerro Gordo County, IA | 23 | 109 | 55.8 | $169K | −1.5% | #2,263 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Cerro Gordo 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 spas23
- Hair salons20
- Barbershops63
- Nail salons50
- Spas and skin care22
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 Cerro Gordo County, IA?
There are 109 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Cerro Gordo County as of September 2026. 24 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 139 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cerro Gordo County, IA spend on personal care products and services?
About $18.4M a year, or $943 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 109 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $169K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,538 households in Cerro Gordo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cerro Gordo County, IA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Cerro Gordo County has 55.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $169K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Cerro Gordo County would have about 87, against 109 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 630 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Cerro Gordo County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Cerro Gordo County at 42,372 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,538 households. Median household income in Cerro Gordo County is $68,189, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.4%, 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. Cerro Gordo County scores 23 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,263 of 2,385 scored counties.
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