Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Barbershops in Falls Church city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Falls Church city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #859 of 1,356 scored counties
#32 of 56 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,291 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 51% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,159
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,291 per household (28% above the U.S. average), households in Falls Church city spend about $8.1M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.6M per shop, 14% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 5 barbershops on map listings in Falls Church city as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.0, 51% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Falls Church city in 2023. That is one for every 1,255 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Falls Church city from 2020 to 2025 at +3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Falls Church city is 44 (lower middle), #859 of 1,356 scored counties and #32 of 56 scored counties in Virginia.
How Falls Church city 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 | Falls Church city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.2M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,255 | 12,945 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.7% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,291 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $143,262 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $619K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 barber shops in Falls Church city, 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 Falls Church city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,159+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 6,273
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7,193
- Median household income
- $143,262+12.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $204,594
- Median home value
- $1,055,600
- Jobs located here
- 10,691
- Daytime population
- 18,801Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 32Falls Church city, VA | 44 | 5 | 8.0 | $1.6M | +3.3% | #859 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Falls Church city
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 spas33
- Hair salons35
- Barbershops44
- Nail salons33
- Spas and skin care33
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Falls Church city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 barbershops in Falls Church city. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Falls Church city, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $8.1M a year, or $1,291 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per shop. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,273 households in Falls Church city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Falls Church city, VA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Falls Church city has 8.0 barbershops per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Falls Church city would have about 4, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,255 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Falls Church city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Falls Church city at 15,159 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,273 households. The median household income in Falls Church city is $143,262 a year, 77% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Falls Church city scores 44 for barbershops (lower middle), #859 of 1,356 scored counties.
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