Beauty and personal care · County · Iowa
Salons, barbers and spas in Johnson County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Johnson County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #944 of 2,385 scored counties
#37 of 72 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 262
- 51 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 72
- +4.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $64.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,017 a household
- Spending per listing
- $246K
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.4
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,044
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 262 salons, barbers and spas in Johnson County. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 41.4, 12% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Johnson County spend about $64.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,017 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $246K per business, 16% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 72 businesses with payroll in Johnson County classed as personal care services, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 880 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 454 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $326K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Johnson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Johnson County grew 4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Johnson County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #944 of 2,385 scored counties and #37 of 72 scored counties in Iowa.
How Johnson 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 | Johnson County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.4 | 40.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $246K | $248K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 880 | 1,077 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.4% | +5.2% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,017 | $990 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $74,935 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 69 → 72+4.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 363
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 454Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 26251 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 303The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $326K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Johnson 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 Johnson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,044+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 63,341
- Median age
- 34.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 613 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 256
- Median household income
- $74,935+19.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,874
- Median home value
- $308,600
- Jobs located here
- 88,327
- Daytime population
- 171,516Residents 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 Johnson 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 |
| 37Johnson County, IA | 54 | 262 | 41.4 | $246K | +4.6% | #944 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Johnson 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 salons53
- Barbershops81
- Nail salons72
- Spas and skin care63
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 Johnson County, IA?
There are 262 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Johnson County as of September 2026. 51 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 72 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 454 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Johnson County, IA spend on personal care products and services?
About $64.4M a year, or $1,017 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 262 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $246K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,341 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Johnson County, IA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Johnson County has 41.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $246K, 16% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Johnson County would have about 303, against 262 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 880 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Johnson County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Johnson County at 160,044 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,341 households. Median household income in Johnson County is $74,935, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.8%, 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. Johnson County scores 54 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #944 of 2,385 scored counties.
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