Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Hair salons in Arlington County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Arlington County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #251 of 2,339 scored counties
#22 of 104 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 178
- 30 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 76
- +2.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $139.3M
- On personal care products and services · $1,244 a household
- Spending per listing
- $783K
- 82% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.9
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 243,931
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Arlington County comes to about $139.3M a year: $1,244 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. That is about $783K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 82% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 178 hair salons on map listings in Arlington County as of September 2026. Of those, 30 are chain locations, or 17%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 15.9 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 76 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Arlington County in 2023, up 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,474 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 198 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $734K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Arlington County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Arlington County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Arlington County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #251 of 2,339 scored counties and #22 of 104 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Arlington 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 | Arlington County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.9 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $783K | $466K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,474 | 1,294 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.7% | +4.1% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,244 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $142,114 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 74 → 76+2.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 480
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 198Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17830 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 324The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $734K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Arlington 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 Arlington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 243,931+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 112,027
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 41%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 26 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9,089
- Median household income
- $142,114+18.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $189,970
- Median home value
- $895,000
- Jobs located here
- 166,762
- Daytime population
- 284,944Residents 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 |
| 22Arlington County, VA | 71 | 178 | 15.9 | $783K | +2.1% | #251 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Arlington 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 salons71
- Barbershops61
- Nail salons64
- Spas and skin care61
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Arlington County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 178 hair salons in Arlington County. 30 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 76 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 2.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 198 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Arlington County, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $139.3M a year, or $1,244 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 178 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $783K 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 112,027 households in Arlington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Arlington County, VA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Arlington County has 15.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $783K, 82% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Arlington County would have about 324, against 178 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,474 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Arlington County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Arlington County at 243,931 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 112,027 households. Median household income in Arlington County is $142,114, 76% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.4%, 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. Arlington County scores 71 for hair salons (upper middle), #251 of 2,339 scored counties.
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