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Barbershops in Radford city, VA

How Radford city, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.2M
On personal care products and services · $767 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
44% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.2
36% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,243
+7.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 barbershops in Radford city. That is 7.2 per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.

At $767 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Radford city spend about $4.2M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.1M per shop, 44% below 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Radford city: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Radford city from 2020 to 2025 at +7.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 barbershops on map listings, Radford city isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Radford 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.

Barbershops in Radford city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureRadford cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.24.75.3
Spending per listing$1.1M$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+7.0%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$767$1,023$1,005
Median household income$57,348$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
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
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 Radford 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 Radford city

Population, 2025 estimate
17,243+7.0% since 2020
Households
5,540
Median age
30.7
Homes lived in by their owners
42%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
10 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,729
Median household income
$57,348+58.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,233
Median home value
$220,700
Jobs located here
6,462
Daytime population
17,121Residents 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 Radford city 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
Radford city, VANot scored47.2$1.1M+7.0%

Other business types in Radford city

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Radford city, VA?

Radford city has 4 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Radford city: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Radford city, VA spend on personal care products and services?

About $4.2M a year, or $767 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,540 households in Radford city and national spending patterns by income.

How does Radford city, VA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Radford city has 7.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.1M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Radford city would have about 2, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Radford city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Radford city at 17,243 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,540 households. Median household income in Radford city is $57,348, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 58.0%, 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. Radford city has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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