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Salons, barbers and spas in Fremont County, IA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Fremont County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
10
3 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.7M
On personal care products and services · $964 a household
Spending per listing
$272K
28% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
35.4
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
6,522
−0.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 salons, barbers and spas in Fremont County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 30%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 35.4, 25% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Fremont County comes to about $2.7M a year: $964 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $272K per business, 28% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Fremont County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Fremont County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, 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 Fremont 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Fremont County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureFremont CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households35.440.047.2
Spending per listing$272K$248K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,077804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.2%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$964$990$1,005
Median household income$71,621$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored57

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
24Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
103 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Fremont 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 Fremont County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,522−0.8% since 2020
Households
2,823
Median age
46.7
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
511 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$71,621
Average household income
$96,972
Median home value
$154,400
Jobs located here
2,137
Daytime population
5,471Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Fremont County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, IA851522.4$472K+3.8%#32 of 2,385
2Benton County, IA831514.7$706K+1.8%#45 of 2,385
3Warren County, IA775627.1$404K+9.0%#121 of 2,385
4Mills County, IA771527.8$386K+2.6%#123 of 2,385
5Guthrie County, IA761226.1$386K+1.6%#140 of 2,385
6Lyon County, IA741431.3$316K+3.6%#193 of 2,385
7Marion County, IA673727.8$361K+2.3%#376 of 2,385
8Dallas County, IA6717741.7$286K+17.8%#393 of 2,385
9Harrison County, IA661931.2$318K+0.4%#425 of 2,385
10Marshall County, IA664629.7$316K−0.5%#426 of 2,385
Fremont County, IANot scored1035.4$272K−0.8%

Other business types in Fremont County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Fremont County, IA?

Fremont County has 10 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (30%) 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 Fremont County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Fremont County, IA spend on personal care products and services?

About $2.7M a year, or $964 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $272K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,823 households in Fremont County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fremont County, IA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Fremont County has 35.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $272K, 28% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Fremont County would have about 13, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is Fremont County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Fremont County at 6,522 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,823 households. Median household income in Fremont County is $71,621, 11% 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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How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Fremont County

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