Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Hair salons in Henrico County, VA
How Henrico County, 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,695 of 2,339 scored counties
#68 of 104 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 368
- 60 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 125
- +12.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $137.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,002 a household
- Spending per listing
- $374K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.8
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 342,775
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 368 hair salons in Henrico County. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 26.8 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $1,002 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Henrico County spend about $137.6M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $374K per salon, 13% 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.
Official counts show 125 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Henrico County in 2023, up 12.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,099 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 881 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $432K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Henrico County.
Population estimates put the population change in Henrico County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Henrico County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,695 of 2,339 scored counties and #68 of 104 scored counties in Virginia.
How Henrico 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 | Henrico County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.8 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $374K | $466K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,099 | 1,294 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.6% | +4.1% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,002 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $88,783 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 111 → 125+12.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 624
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 881Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 36860 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 320The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $432K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Henrico 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 Henrico County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 342,775+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 137,365
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 234 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,437
- Median household income
- $88,783+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $125,297
- Median home value
- $359,200
- Jobs located here
- 205,453
- Daytime population
- 374,226Residents 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 Henrico 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 |
| 68Henrico County, VA | 39 | 368 | 26.8 | $374K | +2.3% | #1,695 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Henrico 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 spas35
- Hair salons39
- Barbershops62
- Nail salons33
- Spas and skin care39
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Henrico County, VA?
Henrico County has 368 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 60 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 125 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 12.6% from 2019. Another 881 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Henrico County, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $137.6M a year, or $1,002 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 368 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $374K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 137,365 households in Henrico County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Henrico County, VA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Henrico County has 26.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $374K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Henrico County would have about 320, against 368 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,099 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Henrico County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Henrico County at 342,775 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 137,365 households. The median household income in Henrico County is $88,783 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.3% 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. Henrico County scores 39 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,695 of 2,339 scored counties.
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