Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Barbershops in Roanoke city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Roanoke city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 12 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,296 of 1,356 scored counties
#53 of 56 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 37
- 5 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $33.7M
- On personal care products and services · $773 a household
- Spending per listing
- $911K
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 60% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,111
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Roanoke city is 12 (low), #1,296 of 1,356 scored counties and #53 of 56 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 barbershops in Roanoke city. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 14%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.5, 60% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Roanoke city spend about $33.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $773 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 37 barbershops, that is $911K per shop, 52% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Roanoke city was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 8,715 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Roanoke city from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Roanoke 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 | Roanoke city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.5 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $911K | $2.2M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,715 | 12,945 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.7% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $773 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $55,378 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 12 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $689K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 375 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Roanoke 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 Roanoke city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,111−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 43,575
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 43 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,313
- Median household income
- $55,378+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,578
- Median home value
- $190,500
- Jobs located here
- 69,862
- Daytime population
- 125,030Residents 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 |
| 53Roanoke city, VA | 12 | 37 | 8.5 | $911K | −0.8% | #1,296 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Roanoke 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 spas14
- Hair salons14
- Barbershops12
- Nail salons33
- Spas and skin care34
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Roanoke city, VA?
There are 37 barbershops on map listings in Roanoke city as of September 2026. 5 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Roanoke city, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $33.7M a year, or $773 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $911K per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,575 households in Roanoke city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Roanoke city, VA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Roanoke city has 8.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $911K, 52% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Roanoke city would have about 18, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,715 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Roanoke city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Roanoke city at 99,111 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,575 households. Median household income in Roanoke city is $55,378, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Roanoke city scores 12 for barbershops (low), #1,296 of 1,356 scored counties.
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