Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Hair salons in Fairfax County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Fairfax County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #523 of 2,339 scored counties
#35 of 104 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 799
- 123 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 387
- −1.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $536M
- On personal care products and services · $1,294 a household
- Spending per listing
- $671K
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.3
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,167,873
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Fairfax County spend about $536M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,294 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. Spread across 799 hair salons, that is $671K per salon, 56% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Fairfax County has 799 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 123 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 19.3 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 387 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Fairfax County in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,070 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 1,553 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $4.3M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Fairfax County.
Population estimates show Fairfax County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Fairfax County is 63 (upper middle), #523 of 2,339 scored counties and #35 of 104 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Fairfax 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 | Fairfax County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.3 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $671K | $466K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,070 | 1,294 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.3% | +4.1% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,294 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $153,637 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 392 → 387−1.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,991
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $77.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,553Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 799123 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,246The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 16
- Amount
- $4.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Fairfax 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 Fairfax County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,167,873+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 414,101
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 391 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,935
- Median household income
- $153,637+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $195,941
- Median home value
- $732,800
- Jobs located here
- 683,496
- Daytime population
- 1,295,194Residents 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 Fairfax 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 |
| 35Fairfax County, VA | 63 | 799 | 19.3 | $671K | +1.7% | #523 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Fairfax 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 spas55
- Hair salons63
- Barbershops63
- Nail salons58
- Spas and skin care45
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Fairfax County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 799 hair salons in Fairfax County. 123 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 387 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019. Another 1,553 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Fairfax County, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $536M a year, or $1,294 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 799 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $671K 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 414,101 households in Fairfax County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fairfax County, VA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Fairfax County has 19.3 hair salons per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $671K, 56% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Fairfax County would have about 1,246, against 799 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,070 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Fairfax County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Fairfax County at 1,167,873 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 414,101 households. Median household income in Fairfax County is $153,637, 90% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.1%, 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. Fairfax County scores 63 for hair salons (upper middle), #523 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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