Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Hair salons in Amherst County, VA
The hair salons in Amherst County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #444 of 2,339 scored counties
#32 of 104 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 18
- 3 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.6M
- On personal care products and services · $835 a household
- Spending per listing
- $589K
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.2
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,962
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 hair salons in Amherst County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 17%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 14.2 for every 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Amherst County comes to about $10.6M a year: $835 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $589K per salon, 37% 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 4 businesses with payroll in Amherst County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 3,174 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 55 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Amherst County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Amherst County is 65 (upper middle), #444 of 2,339 scored counties and #32 of 104 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Amherst 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 | Amherst County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.2 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $589K | $466K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,174 | 1,294 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.1% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $835 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $68,724 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $219K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 55Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 183 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Amherst 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 Amherst County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,962+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 12,694
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 474 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $68,724+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,902
- Median home value
- $212,400
- Jobs located here
- 8,562
- Daytime population
- 26,580Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 32Amherst County, VA | 65 | 18 | 14.2 | $589K | +2.1% | #444 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Amherst 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
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Amherst County, VA?
There are 18 hair salons on map listings in Amherst County as of September 2026. 3 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 55 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Amherst County, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $10.6M a year, or $835 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $589K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,694 households in Amherst County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Amherst County, VA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Amherst County has 14.2 hair salons per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $589K, 37% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Amherst County would have about 25, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,174 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Amherst County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Amherst County at 31,962 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,694 households. The median household income in Amherst County is $68,724 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Amherst County scores 65 for hair salons (upper middle), #444 of 2,339 scored counties.
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