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Salons, barbers and spas in Dubuque County, IA
The salons, barbers and spas in Dubuque County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,673 of 2,385 scored counties
#56 of 72 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 182
- 39 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 48
- +9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $40.9M
- On personal care products and services · $998 a household
- Spending per listing
- $225K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 44.4
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,381
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Dubuque County comes to about $40.9M a year: $998 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $225K per business, 6% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 182 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Dubuque County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 44.4 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Dubuque County was 48 in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 854 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 403 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dubuque County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dubuque County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,673 of 2,385 scored counties and #56 of 72 scored counties in Iowa.
How Dubuque 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 | Dubuque County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 44.4 | 40.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $225K | $248K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 854 | 1,077 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.1% | +5.2% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $998 | $990 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $77,630 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 44 → 48+9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 169
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 403Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18239 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 192The 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 Dubuque 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 Dubuque County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,381+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 40,989
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 608 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 163
- Median household income
- $77,630+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,177
- Median home value
- $237,300
- Jobs located here
- 58,941
- Daytime population
- 105,695Residents 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 Dubuque 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 |
| 56Dubuque County, IA | 41 | 182 | 44.4 | $225K | +0.1% | #1,673 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Dubuque 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 spas41
- Hair salons39
- Barbershops65
- Nail salons71
- Spas and skin care42
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 Dubuque County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 182 salons, barbers and spas in Dubuque County. 39 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. Official counts list 403 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dubuque County, IA spend on personal care products and services?
About $40.9M a year, or $998 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 182 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $225K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,989 households in Dubuque County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dubuque County, IA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Dubuque County has 44.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $225K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Dubuque County would have about 192, against 182 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 854 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Dubuque County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Dubuque County at 99,381 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,989 households. The median household income in Dubuque County is $77,630 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Dubuque County scores 41 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,673 of 2,385 scored counties.
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