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Salons, barbers and spas in Chickasaw County, IA
How Chickasaw County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,150 of 2,385 scored counties
#43 of 72 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 15
- 5 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.8M
- On personal care products and services · $953 a household
- Spending per listing
- $318K
- 49% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.0
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,663
- −2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 salons, barbers and spas in Chickasaw County. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 30.0 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $953 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Chickasaw County spend about $4.8M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $318K per business, 49% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Chickasaw County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 999 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 31 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chickasaw County declined 2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Chickasaw County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,150 of 2,385 scored counties and #43 of 72 scored counties in Iowa.
How Chickasaw 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 | Chickasaw County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.0 | 40.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $318K | $248K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 999 | 1,077 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.8% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $953 | $990 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $75,675 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $99K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 31Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 155 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Chickasaw 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 Chickasaw County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,663−2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 4,997
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $75,675+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,114
- Median home value
- $182,600
- Jobs located here
- 4,976
- Daytime population
- 10,766Residents 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 Chickasaw 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 |
| 43Chickasaw County, IA | 50 | 15 | 30.0 | $318K | −2.8% | #1,150 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Chickasaw 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 spas50
- Hair salons33
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
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 Chickasaw County, IA?
There are 15 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Chickasaw County as of September 2026. 5 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 31 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chickasaw County, IA spend on personal care products and services?
About $4.8M a year, or $953 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $318K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,997 households in Chickasaw County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chickasaw County, IA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Chickasaw County has 30.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $318K, 49% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Chickasaw County would have about 22, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 999 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Chickasaw County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Chickasaw County at 11,663 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,997 households. Median household income in Chickasaw County is $75,675, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.1%, 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. Chickasaw County scores 50 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,150 of 2,385 scored counties.
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