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Salons, barbers and spas in Iowa County, IA
The salons, barbers and spas in Iowa County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #524 of 2,385 scored counties
#17 of 72 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 19
- 4 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.6M
- On personal care products and services · $959 a household
- Spending per listing
- $349K
- 64% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.5
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,504
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 salons, barbers and spas in Iowa County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.5, 42% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $959 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Iowa County spend about $6.6M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $349K per business, 64% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Iowa County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 57 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Iowa County declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For salons, barbers and spas, Iowa County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #524 of 2,385 scored counties and #17 of 72 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Iowa 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 | Iowa County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.5 | 40.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $349K | $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 | −1.0% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $959 | $990 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $71,223 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 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
- 57Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 194 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The 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 Iowa 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 Iowa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,504−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 6,909
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 587 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $71,223+15.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,784
- Median home value
- $193,900
- Jobs located here
- 9,160
- Daytime population
- 16,988Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 17Iowa County, IA | 63 | 19 | 27.5 | $349K | −1.0% | #524 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Iowa 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 spas63
- Hair salons44
- 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 Iowa County, IA?
There are 19 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Iowa County as of September 2026. 4 of them (21%) 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 Iowa County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 57 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Iowa County, IA spend on personal care products and services?
About $6.6M a year, or $959 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $349K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,909 households in Iowa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Iowa County, IA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Iowa County has 27.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $349K, 64% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Iowa County would have about 31, against 19 on map listings.
How fast is Iowa County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Iowa County at 16,504 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,909 households. Median household income in Iowa County is $71,223, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.9%, 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. Iowa County scores 63 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #524 of 2,385 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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