Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Hair salons in Pittsylvania County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Pittsylvania County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #433 of 2,339 scored counties
#31 of 104 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19M
- On personal care products and services · $759 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 71% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,490
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $759 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Pittsylvania County spend about $19M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 17 hair salons, that is $1.1M per salon, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Pittsylvania County has 17 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 6.8 for every 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Pittsylvania County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 5,004 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 180 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $753K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Pittsylvania County.
Population estimates show Pittsylvania County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Pittsylvania County is 65 (upper middle), #433 of 2,339 scored counties and #31 of 104 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Pittsylvania 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 | Pittsylvania County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $466K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,004 | 1,294 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.1% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $759 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $54,085 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $259K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 180Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $753K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,490−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 25,020
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 969 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $54,085+13.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,420
- Median home value
- $161,400
- Jobs located here
- 12,541
- Daytime population
- 46,960Residents 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 |
| 31Pittsylvania County, VA | 65 | 17 | 6.8 | $1.1M | −1.5% | #433 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Pittsylvania 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 spas66
- Hair salons65
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care53
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Pittsylvania County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 hair salons in Pittsylvania County. One of them (6%) 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 180 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pittsylvania County, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $19M a year, or $759 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 25,020 households in Pittsylvania County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pittsylvania County, VA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Pittsylvania County has 6.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $1.1M, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Pittsylvania County would have about 44, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,004 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Pittsylvania County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Pittsylvania County at 59,490 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,020 households. Median household income in Pittsylvania County is $54,085, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.4%, 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. Pittsylvania County scores 65 for hair salons (upper middle), #433 of 2,339 scored counties.
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