Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Barbershops in Martinsville city, VA
How Martinsville city, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,267 of 1,356 scored counties
#46 of 56 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.2M
- On personal care products and services · $727 a household
- Spending per listing
- $461K
- 76% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.8
- 3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,849
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Martinsville city is 16 (low), #1,267 of 1,356 scored counties and #46 of 56 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Martinsville city comes to about $4.2M a year: $727 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 barbershops, that is $461K per shop, 76% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 9 barbershops on map listings in Martinsville city as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 15.8 for every 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Martinsville city, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Martinsville city grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Martinsville 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 | Martinsville city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.8 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $461K | $2.2M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 12,945 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.7% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $727 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $46,727 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 46 |
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
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Martinsville 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 Martinsville city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,849+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 5,711
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 11 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,247
- Median household income
- $46,727+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,985
- Median home value
- $98,400
- Jobs located here
- 8,670
- Daytime population
- 16,559Residents 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 |
| 46Martinsville city, VA | 16 | 9 | 15.8 | $461K | +2.8% | #1,267 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Martinsville 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 spas19
- Hair salons20
- Barbershops16
- Nail salons16
- Spas and skin care17
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Martinsville city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 barbershops in Martinsville city. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Martinsville city: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Martinsville city, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $4.2M a year, or $727 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $461K 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 5,711 households in Martinsville city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Martinsville city, VA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Martinsville city has 15.8 barbershops per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $461K, 76% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Martinsville city would have about 2, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Martinsville city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Martinsville city at 13,849 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,711 households. The median household income in Martinsville city is $46,727 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.0% 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. Martinsville city scores 16 for barbershops (low), #1,267 of 1,356 scored counties.
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