Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Virginia
Hair salons in the Charlottesville, VA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in the Charlottesville, VA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #99 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 180
- 38 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 71
- −1.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $92.3M
- On personal care products and services · $1,021 a household
- Spending per listing
- $513K
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.9
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 228,597
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Charlottesville metro area spend about $92.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,021 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $513K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 19% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
The Charlottesville metro area has 180 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 38 are chain locations, or 21%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.9, 15% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 71 businesses with payroll in the Charlottesville metro area classed as beauty salons, down 1.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,274 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 234 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $192K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Charlottesville metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Charlottesville metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Charlottesville metro area scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #99 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia.
How the Charlottesville metro area 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 | Charlottesville metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.9 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $513K | $466K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,274 | 1,294 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.4% | +4.1% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,021 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $93,598 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 71−1.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 368
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 234Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18038 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 215The 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 the Charlottesville metro area, 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 the Charlottesville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 228,597+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 90,452
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,644 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 136
- Median household income
- $93,598+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $130,972
- Median home value
- $430,300
- Jobs located here
- 108,968
- Daytime population
- 237,767Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Virginia for hair salons, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Charlottesville metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 68 | 5,214 | 22.0 | $540K | +3.3% | #42 of 387 |
| 1Harrisonburg, VA | 64 | 81 | 16.2 | $547K | +3.5% | #62 of 387 |
| 2Charlottesville, VA | 60 | 180 | 19.9 | $513K | +3.1% | #99 of 387 |
| 3Winchester, VA-WV | 51 | 125 | 22.5 | $425K | +6.5% | #171 of 387 |
| 4Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 50 | 107 | 15.2 | $559K | −0.1% | #177 of 387 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 46 | 263 | 20.1 | $395K | +2.3% | #228 of 387 |
| 5Richmond, VA | 45 | 1,308 | 24.5 | $400K | +5.5% | #235 of 387 |
| 6Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 41 | 108 | 20.7 | $417K | +3.2% | #279 of 387 |
| 7Lynchburg, VA | 36 | 219 | 21.2 | $400K | +2.9% | #327 of 387 |
| 8Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 32 | 1,729 | 24.4 | $388K | +0.9% | #356 of 387 |
Other business types in the Charlottesville metro area
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 salons60
- Barbershops76
- Nail salons62
- Spas and skin care59
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Charlottesville, VA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 180 hair salons in the Charlottesville metro area. 38 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 1.4% from 2019. Another 234 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Charlottesville, VA metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $92.3M a year, or $1,021 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 180 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $513K 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 90,452 households in the Charlottesville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Charlottesville, VA metro area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Charlottesville metro area has 19.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $513K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Charlottesville metro area would have about 215, against 180 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,274 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Charlottesville, VA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Charlottesville metro area at 228,597 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 90,452 households. Median household income in the Charlottesville metro area is $93,598, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. The Charlottesville metro area scores 60 for hair salons (upper middle), #99 of 387 scored metro areas.
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