Market rankings · Vermont
Hair salons in Vermont
Markets across Vermont ranked by the Groundwork market score for hair salons, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 539
- 60 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 144
- −4.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $277.2M
- On personal care products and services
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.7
- 16% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $514K
- 20% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #13 of 51
- Market score 60 · Upper middle
A site report maps the hair salons on map listings around any address in Vermont by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 539 hair salons in Vermont. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 19.7 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in Vermont spend about $277.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,014 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 539 hair salons, that is $514K per salon, 20% above the U.S. figure of $430K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 144 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Vermont in 2023, down 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,899 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $249K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Vermont.
Among the 50 states and DC, Vermont ranks #13 for hair salons, with a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in Vermont, the Burlington-South Burlington metro area, scores 63. Of the 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in Vermont, the Lebanon-Claremont area scores highest (70).
Every market in Vermont for hair salons
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Vermont, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 63 | 199 | 21.0 | $512K | +0.9% | #73 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 70 | 167 | 18.2 | $566K | +1.5% | #55 of 538 |
| 1Barre, VT | 65 | 65 | 25.1 | $405K | −0.2% | #99 of 538 |
| 2Brattleboro, VT | 55 | 37 | 18.7 | $514K | −1.4% | #208 of 538 |
| 3Bennington, VT | 53 | 26 | 17.3 | $561K | −1.8% | #240 of 538 |
| 4Rutland, VT | 41 | 59 | 23.3 | $398K | −1.4% | #366 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Orange County, VT | 83 | 11 | 8.6 | $1.2M | +2.4% | #48 of 2,339 |
| 2Franklin County, VT | 74 | 35 | 17.5 | $564K | +2.3% | #187 of 2,339 |
| 3Addison County, VT | 69 | 25 | 16.7 | $623K | +1.8% | #317 of 2,339 |
| 4Caledonia County, VT | 69 | 21 | 16.0 | $583K | +0.8% | #323 of 2,339 |
| 5Washington County, VT | 60 | 65 | 25.1 | $405K | −0.2% | #702 of 2,339 |
| 6Lamoille County, VT | 58 | 25 | 21.0 | $476K | +1.4% | #780 of 2,339 |
| 7Windsor County, VT | 56 | 45 | 17.8 | $570K | −0.7% | #855 of 2,339 |
| 8Chittenden County, VT | 53 | 163 | 22.8 | $483K | +0.4% | #1,010 of 2,339 |
| 9Windham County, VT | 51 | 37 | 18.7 | $514K | −1.4% | #1,108 of 2,339 |
| 10Bennington County, VT | 48 | 26 | 17.3 | $561K | −1.8% | #1,270 of 2,339 |
| 11Orleans County, VT | 48 | 25 | 20.7 | $450K | +0.7% | #1,276 of 2,339 |
| 12Rutland County, VT | 39 | 59 | 23.3 | $398K | −1.4% | #1,686 of 2,339 |
| Grand Isle County, VT | Not scored | 1 | 3.2 | $3.5M | +3.2% | |
| Essex County, VT | Not scored | 1 | 3.5 | $2.4M | +2.2% |
Markets with fewer than 5 hair salons on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many hair salons are in Vermont?
Vermont has 539 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 60 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 144 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 4.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,112 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Vermont spend on personal care products and services?
About $277.2M a year, or $1,014 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 539 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $514K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 273,416 households in Vermont and national spending patterns by income.
How does Vermont compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Vermont has 19.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $514K, 20% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Vermont would have about 644, against 539 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,899 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
Which market in Vermont has the highest market score for hair salons?
The one scored metro area in or partly in Vermont is the Burlington-South Burlington metro area, at 63 (upper middle). Among 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in Vermont, the Lebanon-Claremont area scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). Among 12 scored counties in Vermont, Orange County scores highest, at 83 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Vermont scores 60 for hair salons (upper middle), #13 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Vermont. It maps the hair salons on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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