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Hair salons in Hopewell city, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Hopewell city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,361 of 2,339 scored counties
#60 of 104 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
14
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.1M
On personal care products and services · $767 a household
Spending per listing
$507K
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.1
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,261
+1.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 hair salons in Hopewell city. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That is 15.1 per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Households in Hopewell city spend about $7.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $767 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $507K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 18% above 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 5 businesses with payroll in Hopewell city classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 1,851 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 56 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Hopewell city grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Hopewell city has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,361 of 2,339 scored counties and #60 of 104 scored counties in Virginia.

How Hopewell 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.

Hair salons in Hopewell city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureHopewell cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.122.023.4
Spending per listing$507K$466K$430K
Households per official establishment1,8511,2941,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.1%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$767$1,023$1,005
Median household income$54,729$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score4652

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
15
Annual payroll, 2023
$279K
One-person businesses, 2023
56Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
141 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 Hopewell 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 Hopewell city

Population, 2025 estimate
23,261+1.1% since 2020
Households
9,255
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
10 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,217
Median household income
$54,729+40.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,490
Median home value
$181,600
Jobs located here
7,543
Daytime population
19,800Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Hair salons across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for hair salons, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Hopewell city marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Goochland County, VA9876.8$1.7M+17.4%#1 of 2,339
2Clarke County, VA91711.9$916K+5.4%#8 of 2,339
3Caroline County, VA90119.2$1M+11.3%#11 of 2,339
4Fluvanna County, VA8876.8$1.5M+6.2%#18 of 2,339
5Rockingham County, VA85237.0$1.3M+6.6%#36 of 2,339
6Louisa County, VA85138.4$1.1M+13.6%#37 of 2,339
7New Kent County, VA851516.2$689K+21.2%#40 of 2,339
8Frederick County, VA84359.9$1M+8.8%#44 of 2,339
9King George County, VA8298.9$1.2M+10.5%#57 of 2,339
10Dinwiddie County, VA8098.4$1.1M+3.6%#72 of 2,339
60Hopewell city, VA461415.1$507K+1.1%#1,361 of 2,339

Other business types in Hopewell city

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many hair salons are in Hopewell city, VA?

Hopewell city has 14 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 56 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Hopewell city, VA spend on personal care products and services?

About $7.1M a year, or $767 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $507K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,255 households in Hopewell city and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hopewell city, VA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Hopewell city has 15.1 hair salons per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $507K, 18% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Hopewell city would have about 17, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,851 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.

How fast is Hopewell city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Hopewell city at 23,261 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,255 households. The median household income in Hopewell city is $54,729 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.2% 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. Hopewell city scores 46 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,361 of 2,339 scored counties.

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