Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Hair salons in Patrick County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Patrick County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #992 of 2,339 scored counties
#48 of 104 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.1M
- On personal care products and services · $781 a household
- Spending per listing
- $676K
- 57% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.6
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,424
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Patrick County spend about $6.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $781 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $676K per salon, 57% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 9 hair salons on map listings in Patrick County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 11.6 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Patrick County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 28 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Patrick County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For hair salons, Patrick County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #992 of 2,339 scored counties and #48 of 104 scored counties in Virginia.
How Patrick 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 | Patrick County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.6 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $676K | $466K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,294 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.1% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $781 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $53,038 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 28Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Patrick 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 Patrick County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,424−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 7,781
- Median age
- 50.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $53,038+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,016
- Median home value
- $153,400
- Jobs located here
- 4,064
- Daytime population
- 14,956Residents 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 Patrick 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 |
| 48Patrick County, VA | 53 | 9 | 11.6 | $676K | −0.9% | #992 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Patrick 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
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Patrick County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 hair salons in Patrick County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Patrick County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 28 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Patrick County, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $6.1M a year, or $781 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $676K 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 7,781 households in Patrick County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Patrick County, VA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Patrick County has 11.6 hair salons per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $676K, 57% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Patrick County would have about 14, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Patrick County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Patrick County at 17,424 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,781 households. Median household income in Patrick County is $53,038, 34% below 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. Patrick County scores 53 for hair salons (upper middle), #992 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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