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Salons, barbers and spas in Decatur County, IA
How Decatur 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
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.6M
- On personal care products and services · $848 a household
- Spending per listing
- $432K
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.6
- 58% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 7,655
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 salons, barbers and spas in Decatur County. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 19.6 for every 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $848 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Decatur County spend about $2.6M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 6 salons, barbers and spas, that is $432K per business, twice the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Decatur County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Decatur County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Decatur 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 | Decatur County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.6 | 40.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $432K | $248K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 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 | $848 | $990 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $59,044 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 62 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Decatur 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 Decatur County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 7,655−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 3,055
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 532 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $59,044
- Average household income
- $74,390
- Median home value
- $113,900
- Jobs located here
- 2,070
- Daytime population
- 6,526Residents 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 Decatur 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 |
| Decatur County, IA | Not scored | 6 | 19.6 | $432K | −0.9% |
Other business types in Decatur County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
- Salons, barbers and spas
- Hair salons
- 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 Decatur County, IA?
Decatur County has 6 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Decatur County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Decatur County, IA spend on personal care products and services?
About $2.6M a year, or $848 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $432K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,055 households in Decatur County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Decatur County, IA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Decatur County has 19.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $432K, twice the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Decatur County would have about 12, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Decatur County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Decatur County at 7,655 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,055 households. Median household income in Decatur County is $59,044, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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