Beauty and personal care · County · Vermont
Hair salons in Bennington County, VT
The hair salons in Bennington County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,270 of 2,339 scored counties
#10 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 26
- 3 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.6M
- On personal care products and services · $973 a household
- Spending per listing
- $561K
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.3
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,630
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Bennington County comes to about $14.6M a year: $973 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $561K per salon, 30% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 26 hair salons on map listings in Bennington County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.3, 26% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Bennington County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 1,071 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 55 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Bennington County.
Population estimates show Bennington County declined 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For hair salons, Bennington County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,270 of 2,339 scored counties and #10 of 12 scored counties in Vermont.
How Bennington County compares
The same measures for Vermont and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the hair salons 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 | Bennington County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.3 | 19.7 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $561K | $514K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,071 | 1,899 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.6% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $973 | $1,014 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $73,325 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 55Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 263 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Bennington 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 Bennington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,630−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 14,987
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 674 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $73,325+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,853
- Median home value
- $279,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,869
- Daytime population
- 38,521Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Vermont
| 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 |
Other business types in Bennington 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 spas41
- Hair salons48
- Barbershops
- Nail salons57
- Spas and skin care28
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Bennington County, VT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 hair salons in Bennington County. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 55 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bennington County, VT spend on personal care products and services?
About $14.6M a year, or $973 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $561K per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,987 households in Bennington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bennington County, VT compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Bennington County has 17.3 hair salons per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $561K, 30% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Bennington County would have about 34, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,071 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Bennington County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Bennington County at 36,630 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,987 households. Median household income in Bennington County is $73,325, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.5%, 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. Bennington County scores 48 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,270 of 2,339 scored counties.
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