Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Barbershops in Fairfax County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Fairfax County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #380 of 1,356 scored counties
#18 of 56 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 154
- 21 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 54
- +46.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $536M
- On personal care products and services · $1,294 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 85% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,167,873
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 154 barbershops in Fairfax County. 21 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 30% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Fairfax County spend about $536M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,294 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. Spread across 154 barbershops, that is $3.5M per shop, 85% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Fairfax County was 54 in 2023, up 46.0% from 2019. That is one for every 7,669 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 481 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Fairfax County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fairfax County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Fairfax County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #380 of 1,356 scored counties and #18 of 56 scored counties in Virginia.
How Fairfax County compares
The same measures for Virginia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the barbershops 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 | Fairfax County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $2.2M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,669 | 12,945 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +46.0% | +30.7% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,294 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $153,637 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37 → 54+46.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 202
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 481Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15421 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 284The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Fairfax 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 Fairfax County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,167,873+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 414,101
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 391 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,935
- Median household income
- $153,637+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $195,941
- Median home value
- $732,800
- Jobs located here
- 683,496
- Daytime population
- 1,295,194Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for barbershops, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Fairfax County marked.
Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Albemarle County, VA | 89 | 9 | 2.0 | $5.5M | +5.1% | #15 of 1,356 |
| 2James City County, VA | 89 | 8 | 2.5 | $4.3M | +6.2% | #18 of 1,356 |
| 3Culpeper County, VA | 89 | 5 | 2.6 | $3.9M | +9.3% | #19 of 1,356 |
| 4Frederick County, VA | 86 | 11 | 3.1 | $3.3M | +8.8% | #32 of 1,356 |
| 5Suffolk city, VA | 83 | 12 | 3.2 | $3.1M | +10.4% | #48 of 1,356 |
| 6Orange County, VA | 83 | 5 | 3.4 | $3M | +10.1% | #49 of 1,356 |
| 7Chesterfield County, VA | 83 | 55 | 3.9 | $2.7M | +8.7% | #53 of 1,356 |
| 8Bedford County, VA | 77 | 7 | 2.1 | $4.3M | +4.4% | #98 of 1,356 |
| 9Isle of Wight County, VA | 76 | 6 | 3.8 | $2.6M | +6.7% | #126 of 1,356 |
| 10Gloucester County, VA | 71 | 5 | 3.3 | $2.9M | +3.6% | #200 of 1,356 |
| 18Fairfax County, VA | 63 | 154 | 3.7 | $3.5M | +1.7% | #380 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Fairfax 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 spas55
- Hair salons63
- Barbershops63
- Nail salons58
- Spas and skin care45
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Fairfax County, VA?
There are 154 barbershops on map listings in Fairfax County as of September 2026. 21 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, up 46.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 481 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fairfax County, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $536M a year, or $1,294 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 154 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 414,101 households in Fairfax County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fairfax County, VA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Fairfax County has 3.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.5M, 85% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Fairfax County would have about 284, against 154 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,669 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count rose 46.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Fairfax County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Fairfax County at 1,167,873 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 414,101 households. Median household income in Fairfax County is $153,637, 90% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.1%, 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. Fairfax County scores 63 for barbershops (upper middle), #380 of 1,356 scored counties.
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