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Barbershops in the Martinsville, VA area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in the Martinsville, VA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 15 out of 100: Low

Ranked #349 of 377 scored small-town markets
#3 of 3 scored small-town markets based in Virginia

Listings
15
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$19.5M
On personal care products and services · $730 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.6
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
63,091
−1.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for barbershops in the Martinsville area is 15 (low), #349 of 377 scored small-town markets and #3 of 3 scored small-town markets based in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

At $730 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in the Martinsville area spend about $19.5M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 15 barbershops, that is $1.3M per shop, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 15 barbershops on map listings in the Martinsville area as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.6 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in the Martinsville area, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Martinsville area declined 1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Martinsville area 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.

Barbershops in Martinsville, VA area compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureMartinsville areaVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.64.75.3
Spending per listing$1.3M$2.2M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a12,94516,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.7%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$730$1,023$1,005
Median household income$49,860$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score1546

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
18Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
151 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 the Martinsville area, 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 the Martinsville area

Population, 2025 estimate
63,091−1.9% since 2020
Households
26,754
Median age
45.4
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
393 sq. mi.
People per square mile
162
Median household income
$49,860+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,928
Median home value
$130,800
Jobs located here
25,447
Daytime population
62,583Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Virginia

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Virginia for barbershops, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Martinsville area marked.

Top small-town markets in Virginia

Small-town markets in Virginia ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lake of the Woods, VA9053.4$3M+10.1%#7 of 377
2Danville, VA20214.8$1.5M−1.7%#337 of 377
Bluefield, WV-VA17204.9$1.5M−3.8%#345 of 377
3Martinsville, VA15155.6$1.3M−1.9%#349 of 377

Other business types in the Martinsville area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many barbershops are in the Martinsville, VA area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 barbershops in the Martinsville area. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Martinsville area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Martinsville, VA area spend on personal care products and services?

About $19.5M a year, or $730 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 26,754 households in the Martinsville area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Martinsville, VA area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

The Martinsville area has 5.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.3M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Martinsville area would have about 10, against 15 on map listings.

How fast is the Martinsville, VA area growing?

Population estimates put the Martinsville area at 63,091 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,754 households. The median household income in the Martinsville area is $49,860 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Martinsville area scores 15 for barbershops (low), #349 of 377 scored small-town markets.

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