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Barbershops in Pulaski County, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Pulaski County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$11.7M
On personal care products and services · $813 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.1
60% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,586
−0.6% 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

At $813 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Pulaski County spend about $11.7M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 3 barbershops, that is $3.9M per shop, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

Pulaski County has 3 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 2.1 for every 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Pulaski County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Pulaski County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 barbershops on map listings, Pulaski County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Pulaski 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.

Barbershops in Pulaski County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasurePulaski CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.14.75.3
Spending per listing$3.9M$2.2M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a12,94516,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.7%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$813$1,023$1,005
Median household income$62,028$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored46

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
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,586−0.6% since 2020
Households
14,456
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
320 sq. mi.
People per square mile
105
Median household income
$62,028+15.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,453
Median home value
$191,700
Jobs located here
14,839
Daytime population
34,353Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for barbershops, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Pulaski County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Albemarle County, VA8992.0$5.5M+5.1%#15 of 1,356
2James City County, VA8982.5$4.3M+6.2%#18 of 1,356
3Culpeper County, VA8952.6$3.9M+9.3%#19 of 1,356
4Frederick County, VA86113.1$3.3M+8.8%#32 of 1,356
5Suffolk city, VA83123.2$3.1M+10.4%#48 of 1,356
6Orange County, VA8353.4$3M+10.1%#49 of 1,356
7Chesterfield County, VA83553.9$2.7M+8.7%#53 of 1,356
8Bedford County, VA7772.1$4.3M+4.4%#98 of 1,356
9Isle of Wight County, VA7663.8$2.6M+6.7%#126 of 1,356
10Gloucester County, VA7153.3$2.9M+3.6%#200 of 1,356
Pulaski County, VANot scored32.1$3.9M−0.6%

Other business types in Pulaski County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Pulaski County, VA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 barbershops in Pulaski County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Pulaski County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Pulaski County, VA spend on personal care products and services?

About $11.7M a year, or $813 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 14,456 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pulaski County, VA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Pulaski County has 2.1 barbershops per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.9M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Pulaski County would have about 6, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Pulaski County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Pulaski County at 33,586 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,456 households. The median household income in Pulaski County is $62,028 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.2% 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. Pulaski County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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