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Barbershops in Wythe County, VA
The barbershops in Wythe County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 1 chain location (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $9.6M
- On personal care products and services · $769 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,983
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Wythe County comes to about $9.6M a year: $769 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 barbershops, that is $2.4M per shop, 28% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 4 barbershops on map listings in Wythe County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 40% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Wythe County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Wythe County declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 barbershops on map listings, Wythe County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Wythe 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.
| Measure | Wythe County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $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 | −1.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $769 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $57,745 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Wythe 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 Wythe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,983−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 12,533
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 462 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $57,745+17.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,745
- Median home value
- $171,200
- Jobs located here
- 11,749
- Daytime population
- 27,635Residents 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 |
| Wythe County, VA | Not scored | 4 | 3.2 | $2.4M | −1.2% |
Other business types in Wythe County
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 spas35
- Hair salons35
- Barbershops
- Nail salons35
- Spas and skin care42
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Wythe County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 barbershops in Wythe County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Wythe County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wythe County, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $9.6M a year, or $769 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 12,533 households in Wythe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wythe County, VA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Wythe County has 3.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Wythe County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Wythe County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Wythe County at 27,983 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,533 households. The median household income in Wythe County is $57,745 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.0% 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. Wythe County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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