Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Barbershops in Suffolk city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Suffolk city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #48 of 1,356 scored counties
#5 of 56 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 12
- 2 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $37.5M
- On personal care products and services · $988 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 66% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 104,699
- +10.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Suffolk city is 83 (high), #48 of 1,356 scored counties and #5 of 56 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for barbershops.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 barbershops in Suffolk city. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 17%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $988 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Suffolk city spend about $37.5M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 12 barbershops, that is $3.1M per shop, 66% above 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 Suffolk city: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Suffolk city from 2020 to 2025 at +10.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Suffolk 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 | Suffolk city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $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 | +10.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $988 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $92,666 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 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
- 68Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Suffolk 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 Suffolk city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 104,699+10.4% since 2020
- Households
- 37,908
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 399 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 248
- Median household income
- $92,666+23.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,720
- Median home value
- $347,400
- Jobs located here
- 32,634
- Daytime population
- 88,435Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for barbershops, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Suffolk city marked.
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 |
Other business types in Suffolk 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 spas65
- Hair salons76
- Barbershops83
- Nail salons41
- Spas and skin care80
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Suffolk city, VA?
Suffolk city has 12 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Suffolk city: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 68 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Suffolk city, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $37.5M a year, or $988 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 37,908 households in Suffolk city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Suffolk city, VA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Suffolk city has 3.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.1M, 66% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Suffolk city would have about 20, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is Suffolk city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Suffolk city at 104,699 people in 2025, up 10.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 37,908 households. Median household income in Suffolk city is $92,666, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.8%, 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. Suffolk city scores 83 for barbershops (high), #48 of 1,356 scored counties.
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