Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Hair salons in Harrisonburg city, VA
How Harrisonburg city, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for hair salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 10 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,309 of 2,339 scored counties
#103 of 104 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 58
- 13 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- +4.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $14.2M
- On personal care products and services · $820 a household
- Spending per listing
- $245K
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.4
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,839
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
For hair salons, Harrisonburg city has a Groundwork market score of 10 (low): #2,309 of 2,339 scored counties and #103 of 104 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $820 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Harrisonburg city spend about $14.2M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $245K per salon, 43% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 58 hair salons on map listings in Harrisonburg city as of September 2026. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 22%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 33.4 per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in Harrisonburg city classed as beauty salons, up 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 755 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Population estimates show Harrisonburg city declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Harrisonburg 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 | Harrisonburg city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.4 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $245K | $466K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 755 | 1,294 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.6% | +4.1% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $820 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $62,254 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 10 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 23+4.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 108
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 62Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5813 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 Harrisonburg 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 Harrisonburg city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,839−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 17,360
- Median age
- 31.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 39%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 17 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,964
- Median household income
- $62,254+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,014
- Median home value
- $299,100
- Jobs located here
- 34,193
- Daytime population
- 64,079Residents 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 |
| 103Harrisonburg city, VA | 10 | 58 | 33.4 | $245K | −1.7% | #2,309 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Harrisonburg 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
- Salons, barbers and spas10
- Hair salons10
- Barbershops8
- Nail salons8
- Spas and skin care11
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Harrisonburg city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 58 hair salons in Harrisonburg city. 13 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019. Official counts list 62 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Harrisonburg city, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $14.2M a year, or $820 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $245K 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 17,360 households in Harrisonburg city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harrisonburg city, VA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Harrisonburg city has 33.4 hair salons per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $245K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Harrisonburg city would have about 33, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 755 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Harrisonburg city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Harrisonburg city at 50,839 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,360 households. Median household income in Harrisonburg city is $62,254, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.4%, 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. Harrisonburg city scores 10 for hair salons (low), #2,309 of 2,339 scored counties.
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