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Is 51031 a good location for a hair salon?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 51031 in Plymouth County, Iowa for a hair salon: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the hair salons already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

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ZIP 51031, Plymouth County, Iowa

Hair salon. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 51031 covers 234 square miles, so its edges are about 8.5 miles from the center. Jobs and competitors are counted within a mile of the center and resident spending within 3 miles; the household figures beside are for the whole ZIP. Checked Oct 17, 2026.

ZIP 51031
5,217 households
Median household income
$76,525
Residents
12,808
Hair salons with employees, 2023
3

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    9Jobs
    427Households

    9 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 9 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Barbershops, beauty salons and hair salons
    0.89 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 0 barbershops, beauty salons and hair salons within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 1 within a mile.

  3. New local clients the ZIP center could draw

    $17KNew-client sales, middle case

    Spending near the center of this ZIP could bring an estimated $7,000 to $43,000 a year in new local clients (middle case $17,000).

  4. Moderate road traffic; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians

    71Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are 170th Street, E, 71 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2019), about 1,650 feet away; Lake Avenue, N, 81 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2019), about 2,050 feet away; and Broadview Drive, E, 499 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2000), about 2,200 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 51031

Computed from public records at this location

New-client sales the ZIP center could draw each year

Middle case$17K

New-client sales a year, planning range

Low case$7K
High case$43K
Rivals within 3.5 mi18

What the location itself adds: nearby resident spending shared among competitors by distance (Huff model). Clients who follow your team come on top. A planning range with stated assumptions, not a forecast.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile0

5th percentile for nearby competition among 30 similar businesses in the Le Mars micropolitan area

Under the metro median of 4
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile1

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent4,700 ft

Overture Maps Foundation places, 2026-09-23.1. Listings, not verified hours or menus.

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk9

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk9
Within 1 mile205

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Administrative support8
  • Construction1

Census LEHD workplace records, jobs as of 2023. Straight-line distances. Jobs are workplaces, not visits.

Traffic on nearby roads

Vehicles a day on 170Th Street, E71

Nearest counted road, 2019 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Lake Avenue, N2,040 ft81
  • Broadview Drive, E2,190 ft499
  • 16Th Avenue Northwest, N2,190 ft499
  • Center Street, E2,330 ft499

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Vehicles, not foot traffic.

What an address adds

  • The free check of an addressThe same measurements within a short walk of one address in 51031: who lives and works right there, the competition on that block and the traffic on its road. No account.
  • The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow a hair salon there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.

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Sources: Overture Maps Foundation: Places (Overture Places release 2026-09-23.1); DoorWorthy demand model: resident, worker and student spending shared among competitors (ACS 2020-2024; 2020 Census; BLS CE 2024; prices 2026-08); U.S. Census Bureau: ACS (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates); U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer: ZIP Code Tabulation Area center (ZCTA internal point; land area 234 square miles); U.S. Census ACS households by income with BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey spending (ACS 2020-2024; 2020 Census; BLS CE 2024; prices 2026-08); FHWA Highway Performance Monitoring System (Annual average daily traffic, latest count 2019); U.S. Census Bureau: LEHD LODES workplace jobs (LODES8 workplace area characteristics, jobs as of 2023); U.S. Census Bureau ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 (establishments with paid employees). Listings and counts are public records, not visits or sales in this ZIP.

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