Beauty and personal care · County · Vermont
Hair salons in Chittenden County, VT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Chittenden County, VT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,010 of 2,339 scored counties
#8 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 163
- 20 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- −10.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $78.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,101 a household
- Spending per listing
- $483K
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.8
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,115
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,101 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Chittenden County spend about $78.7M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 163 hair salons, that is $483K per salon, 12% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 163 hair salons on map listings in Chittenden County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 22.8 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Chittenden County was 50 in 2023, down 10.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,429 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 255 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $85K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Chittenden County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chittenden County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chittenden County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,010 of 2,339 scored counties and #8 of 12 scored counties in Vermont.
How Chittenden 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 | Chittenden County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.8 | 19.7 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $483K | $514K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,429 | 1,899 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.7% | −4.6% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,101 | $1,014 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $96,759 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 56 → 50−10.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 238
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 255Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16320 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 183The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $85K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Chittenden 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 Chittenden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,115+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 71,456
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 537 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 316
- Median household income
- $96,759+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,699
- Median home value
- $439,200
- Jobs located here
- 103,357
- Daytime population
- 189,839Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Vermont market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for hair salons, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Chittenden County marked.
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 Chittenden 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 spas47
- Hair salons53
- Barbershops78
- Nail salons46
- Spas and skin care47
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Chittenden County, VT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 163 hair salons in Chittenden County. 20 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 10.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 255 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chittenden County, VT spend on personal care products and services?
About $78.7M a year, or $1,101 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 163 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $483K 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 71,456 households in Chittenden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chittenden County, VT compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Chittenden County has 22.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $483K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Chittenden County would have about 183, against 163 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,429 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Chittenden County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Chittenden County at 169,115 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,456 households. Median household income in Chittenden County is $96,759, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.4%, 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. Chittenden County scores 53 for hair salons (upper middle), #1,010 of 2,339 scored counties.
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