Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Hair salons in Loudoun County, VA
The hair salons in Loudoun County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #387 of 2,339 scored counties
#30 of 104 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 323
- 55 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 165
- +18.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $199.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,394 a household
- Spending per listing
- $617K
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.6
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 449,749
- +6.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Loudoun County comes to about $199.4M a year: $1,394 per household, 39% above the U.S. average. That works out to $617K per salon, 43% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Loudoun County has 323 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 55 are chain locations, or 17%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 22.6 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 165 businesses with payroll in Loudoun County classed as beauty salons, up 18.7% from 2019. That is one for every 867 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 609 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Loudoun County.
Population estimates show Loudoun County grew 6.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Loudoun County is 67 (upper middle), #387 of 2,339 scored counties and #30 of 104 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Loudoun 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 | Loudoun County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.6 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $617K | $466K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 867 | 1,294 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.7% | +4.1% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,394 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $181,765 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 139 → 165+18.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 881
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $33.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 609Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 32355 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 463The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $2.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Loudoun 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 Loudoun County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 449,749+6.4% since 2020
- Households
- 143,032
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 516 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 840
- Median household income
- $181,765+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $214,797
- Median home value
- $743,800
- Jobs located here
- 195,681
- Daytime population
- 393,488Residents 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 Loudoun 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 |
| 30Loudoun County, VA | 67 | 323 | 22.6 | $617K | +6.4% | #387 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Loudoun 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 spas60
- Hair salons67
- Barbershops69
- Nail salons61
- Spas and skin care58
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Loudoun County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 323 hair salons in Loudoun County. 55 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 165 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 18.7% from 2019. Official counts list 609 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Loudoun County, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $199.4M a year, or $1,394 per household. That is 39% above the U.S. average (an index of 139, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 323 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $617K 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 143,032 households in Loudoun County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Loudoun County, VA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Loudoun County has 22.6 hair salons per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $617K, 43% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Loudoun County would have about 463, against 323 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 867 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Loudoun County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Loudoun County at 449,749 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 143,032 households. Median household income in Loudoun County is $181,765, 2.3 times the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Loudoun County scores 67 for hair salons (upper middle), #387 of 2,339 scored counties.
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