Beauty and personal care · County · Vermont
Hair salons in Rutland County, VT
How Rutland County, VT compares with other counties and the U.S. for hair salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,686 of 2,339 scored counties
#12 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 59
- 5 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.5M
- On personal care products and services · $928 a household
- Spending per listing
- $398K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,653
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Rutland County spend about $23.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $928 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $398K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 7% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 59 hair salons on map listings in Rutland County as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 8%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 23.3 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Rutland County in 2023. That is one for every 1,809 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 111 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $44K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Rutland County.
Population estimates show Rutland County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For hair salons, Rutland County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,686 of 2,339 scored counties and #12 of 12 scored counties in Vermont.
How Rutland 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 | Rutland County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.3 | 19.7 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $398K | $514K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,809 | 1,899 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.6% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $928 | $1,014 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $68,616 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 57
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 111Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 595 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $44K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Rutland 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 Rutland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,653−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 25,321
- Median age
- 46.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 931 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $68,616+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,636
- Median home value
- $229,400
- Jobs located here
- 27,134
- Daytime population
- 57,388Residents 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 |
| 12Rutland County, VT | 39 | 59 | 23.3 | $398K | −1.4% | #1,686 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Rutland 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 spas40
- Hair salons39
- Barbershops63
- Nail salons61
- Spas and skin care43
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Rutland County, VT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 59 hair salons in Rutland County. 5 of them (8%) 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 also show 111 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rutland County, VT spend on personal care products and services?
About $23.5M a year, or $928 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $398K 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 25,321 households in Rutland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rutland County, VT compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Rutland County has 23.3 hair salons per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $398K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Rutland County would have about 55, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,809 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Rutland County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Rutland County at 59,653 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,321 households. Median household income in Rutland County is $68,616, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Rutland County scores 39 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,686 of 2,339 scored counties.
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