Beauty and personal care · County · Iowa
Salons, barbers and spas in Clinton County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Clinton County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #940 of 2,385 scored counties
#36 of 72 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 72
- 10 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.3M
- On personal care products and services · $939 a household
- Spending per listing
- $254K
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.9
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,002
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $939 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Clinton County spend about $18.3M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $254K of household spending for each business on map listings, 20% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Clinton County has 72 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 36.9 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Clinton County in 2023. That is one for every 1,951 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 158 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $14K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Clinton County.
Population estimates show Clinton County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Clinton County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #940 of 2,385 scored counties and #36 of 72 scored counties in Iowa.
How Clinton 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 | Clinton County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.9 | 40.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $254K | $248K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,951 | 1,077 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $939 | $990 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $66,981 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 23
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $582K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 158Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 86The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $14K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Clinton 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 Clinton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,002−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 19,506
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 695 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 67
- Median household income
- $66,981+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,373
- Median home value
- $160,600
- Jobs located here
- 19,215
- Daytime population
- 42,953Residents 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 Clinton 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 |
| 36Clinton County, IA | 54 | 72 | 36.9 | $254K | −0.9% | #940 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Clinton 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 spas54
- Hair salons56
- Barbershops55
- Nail salons62
- Spas and skin care53
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 Clinton County, IA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 72 salons, barbers and spas in Clinton County. 10 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 158 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Clinton County, IA spend on personal care products and services?
About $18.3M a year, or $939 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $254K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,506 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clinton County, IA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Clinton County has 36.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $254K, 20% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Clinton County would have about 86, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,951 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Clinton County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Clinton County at 46,002 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,506 households. The median household income in Clinton County is $66,981 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.6% 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. Clinton County scores 54 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #940 of 2,385 scored counties.
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