Beauty and personal care · County · Vermont
Hair salons in Franklin County, VT
The hair salons in Franklin County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #187 of 2,339 scored counties
#2 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 35
- 4 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.7M
- On personal care products and services · $989 a household
- Spending per listing
- $564K
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.5
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,177
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Franklin County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #187 of 2,339 scored counties and #2 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for hair salons.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 hair salons in Franklin County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 11%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.5, 25% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $989 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $19.7M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $564K per salon, 31% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Franklin County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 3,327 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $40K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Franklin County. Population estimates show Franklin County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Franklin 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 | Franklin County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.5 | 19.7 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $564K | $514K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,327 | 1,899 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.6% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $989 | $1,014 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $81,313 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $950K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 143Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 354 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $40K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,177+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 19,963
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 631 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $81,313+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,753
- Median home value
- $306,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,183
- Daytime population
- 43,124Residents 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 Franklin 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 spas63
- Hair salons74
- Barbershops
- Nail salons66
- 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 Franklin County, VT?
There are 35 hair salons on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. 4 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 143 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Franklin County, VT spend on personal care products and services?
About $19.7M a year, or $989 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $564K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,963 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, VT compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Franklin County has 17.5 hair salons per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $564K, 31% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Franklin County would have about 46, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,327 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 51,177 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,963 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $81,313 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Franklin County scores 74 for hair salons (upper middle), #187 of 2,339 scored counties.
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