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Barbershops in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #317 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 432
- 43 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $670M
- On personal care products and services · $947 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,797,213
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area is 33 (lower middle), #317 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 432 barbershops in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area. 43 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area spend about $670M a year on personal care products and services, or $947 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 18% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 49 businesses with payroll in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area classed as barber shops. That is one for every 14,437 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $469K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area 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 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.2M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,437 | 12,945 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.7% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $947 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $82,330 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49
- Employees, 2023
- 134
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 852Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 43243 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 355The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $469K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area, 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 the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,797,213+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 707,408
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 558
- Median household income
- $82,330
- Average household income
- $108,120
- Median home value
- $340,900
- Jobs located here
- 729,464
- Daytime population
- 1,773,219Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Virginia for barbershops, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Charlottesville, VA | 76 | 27 | 3.0 | $3.4M | +3.1% | #18 of 387 |
| 2Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 67 | 12 | 2.3 | $3.8M | +3.2% | #67 of 387 |
| 3Richmond, VA | 60 | 243 | 4.6 | $2.2M | +5.5% | #113 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 59 | 1,187 | 5.0 | $2.4M | +3.3% | #120 of 387 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 50 | 40 | 3.1 | $2.6M | +2.3% | #190 of 387 |
| 4Winchester, VA-WV | 49 | 35 | 6.3 | $1.5M | +6.5% | #203 of 387 |
| 5Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 48 | 23 | 3.3 | $2.6M | −0.1% | #205 of 387 |
| 6Lynchburg, VA | 41 | 55 | 5.3 | $1.6M | +2.9% | #272 of 387 |
| 7Roanoke, VA | 40 | 61 | 4.6 | $1.9M | +0.4% | #281 of 387 |
| 8Harrisonburg, VA | 37 | 24 | 4.8 | $1.8M | +3.5% | #298 of 387 |
| 9Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 33 | 432 | 6.1 | $1.6M | +0.9% | #317 of 387 |
Other business types in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area
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 spas30
- Hair salons32
- Barbershops33
- Nail salons28
- Spas and skin care37
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area?
There are 432 barbershops on map listings in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area as of September 2026. 43 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 852 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $670M a year, or $947 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 432 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 707,408 households in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area has 6.1 barbershops per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area would have about 355, against 432 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,437 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area at 1,797,213 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 707,408 households. Median household income in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area is $82,330, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area scores 33 for barbershops (lower middle), #317 of 387 scored metro areas.
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