Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Hair salons in Albemarle County, VA
The hair salons in Albemarle County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #253 of 2,339 scored counties
#23 of 104 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 65
- 16 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +12.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $49.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,079 a household
- Spending per listing
- $762K
- 77% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.2
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,356
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 65 hair salons in Albemarle County. 16 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 14.2 per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in Albemarle County spend about $49.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,079 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $762K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 77% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in Albemarle County classed as beauty salons, up 12.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,312 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 96 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $192K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Albemarle County.
Population estimates put the population change in Albemarle County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Albemarle County is 71 (upper middle), #253 of 2,339 scored counties and #23 of 104 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Albemarle County compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Albemarle County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.2 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $762K | $466K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,312 | 1,294 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.9% | +4.1% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,079 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $104,392 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 35+12.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 183
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 96Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6516 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 115The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $192K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Albemarle 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 Albemarle County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,356+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 45,912
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 721 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $104,392+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $146,846
- Median home value
- $495,400
- Jobs located here
- 57,660
- Daytime population
- 124,085Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for hair salons, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Albemarle County marked.
Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Goochland County, VA | 98 | 7 | 6.8 | $1.7M | +17.4% | #1 of 2,339 |
| 2Clarke County, VA | 91 | 7 | 11.9 | $916K | +5.4% | #8 of 2,339 |
| 3Caroline County, VA | 90 | 11 | 9.2 | $1M | +11.3% | #11 of 2,339 |
| 4Fluvanna County, VA | 88 | 7 | 6.8 | $1.5M | +6.2% | #18 of 2,339 |
| 5Rockingham County, VA | 85 | 23 | 7.0 | $1.3M | +6.6% | #36 of 2,339 |
| 6Louisa County, VA | 85 | 13 | 8.4 | $1.1M | +13.6% | #37 of 2,339 |
| 7New Kent County, VA | 85 | 15 | 16.2 | $689K | +21.2% | #40 of 2,339 |
| 8Frederick County, VA | 84 | 35 | 9.9 | $1M | +8.8% | #44 of 2,339 |
| 9King George County, VA | 82 | 9 | 8.9 | $1.2M | +10.5% | #57 of 2,339 |
| 10Dinwiddie County, VA | 80 | 9 | 8.4 | $1.1M | +3.6% | #72 of 2,339 |
| 23Albemarle County, VA | 71 | 65 | 14.2 | $762K | +5.1% | #253 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Albemarle 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 spas67
- Hair salons71
- Barbershops89
- Nail salons68
- Spas and skin care69
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Albemarle County, VA?
Albemarle County has 65 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 12.9% from 2019. Official counts list 96 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Albemarle County, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $49.5M a year, or $1,079 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $762K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,912 households in Albemarle County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albemarle County, VA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Albemarle County has 14.2 hair salons per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $762K, 77% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Albemarle County would have about 115, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,312 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Albemarle County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Albemarle County at 118,356 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,912 households. The median household income in Albemarle County is $104,392 a year, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Albemarle County scores 71 for hair salons (upper middle), #253 of 2,339 scored counties.
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