Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Hair salons in Bristol city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Bristol city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 5 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,332 of 2,339 scored counties
#104 of 104 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 38
- 13 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.4M
- On personal care products and services · $743 a household
- Spending per listing
- $141K
- 67% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 52.6
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,418
- −5.2% since 2020
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What this means
Bristol city scores 5 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #2,332 of 2,339 scored counties and #104 of 104 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 hair salons in Bristol city. 13 of them (34%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 52.6 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in Bristol city spend about $5.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $743 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $141K per salon, 67% below 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 7 businesses with payroll in Bristol city classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 1,032 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $51K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Bristol city. Population estimates show Bristol city declined 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Bristol city 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 | Bristol city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 52.6 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $141K | $466K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,032 | 1,294 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.1% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $743 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $50,404 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 5 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $398K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3813 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $51K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Bristol city, 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 Bristol city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,418−5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,226
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 13 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,309
- Median household income
- $50,404+34.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,726
- Median home value
- $184,100
- Jobs located here
- 10,880
- Daytime population
- 20,776Residents 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 Bristol city 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 |
| 104Bristol city, VA | 5 | 38 | 52.6 | $141K | −5.2% | #2,332 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Bristol city
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 Bristol city, VA?
Bristol city has 38 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 36 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bristol city, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $5.4M a year, or $743 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $141K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,226 households in Bristol city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bristol city, VA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Bristol city has 52.6 hair salons per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $141K, 67% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Bristol city would have about 13, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,032 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Bristol city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Bristol city at 16,418 people in 2025, down 5.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,226 households. The median household income in Bristol city is $50,404 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.4% 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. Bristol city scores 5 for hair salons (very low), #2,332 of 2,339 scored counties.
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