Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Virginia
Hair salons in the Richmond, VA metro area
The hair salons in the Richmond, VA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #235 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 1,308
- 162 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 439
- +4.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $523.1M
- On personal care products and services · $981 a household
- Spending per listing
- $400K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.5
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,389,338
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,308 hair salons in the Richmond metro area. Of those, 162 are chain locations, or 12%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.5, 5% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in the Richmond metro area spend about $523.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $981 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $400K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 7% 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 439 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in the Richmond metro area in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,215 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 3,292 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $876K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Richmond metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Richmond metro area grew 5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in the Richmond metro area is 45 (lower middle), #235 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia.
How the Richmond metro area 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 | Richmond metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.5 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $400K | $466K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,215 | 1,294 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.6% | +4.1% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $981 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $86,679 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 439+4.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,026
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $75.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3,292Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,308162 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,216The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 13
- Amount
- $876K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Richmond metro area, 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 the Richmond metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,389,338+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 533,430
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 4,368 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 307
- Median household income
- $86,679+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,479
- Median home value
- $353,500
- Jobs located here
- 693,750
- Daytime population
- 1,389,666Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Virginia for hair salons, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Richmond metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 68 | 5,214 | 22.0 | $540K | +3.3% | #42 of 387 |
| 1Harrisonburg, VA | 64 | 81 | 16.2 | $547K | +3.5% | #62 of 387 |
| 2Charlottesville, VA | 60 | 180 | 19.9 | $513K | +3.1% | #99 of 387 |
| 3Winchester, VA-WV | 51 | 125 | 22.5 | $425K | +6.5% | #171 of 387 |
| 4Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 50 | 107 | 15.2 | $559K | −0.1% | #177 of 387 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 46 | 263 | 20.1 | $395K | +2.3% | #228 of 387 |
| 5Richmond, VA | 45 | 1,308 | 24.5 | $400K | +5.5% | #235 of 387 |
| 6Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 41 | 108 | 20.7 | $417K | +3.2% | #279 of 387 |
| 7Lynchburg, VA | 36 | 219 | 21.2 | $400K | +2.9% | #327 of 387 |
| 8Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 32 | 1,729 | 24.4 | $388K | +0.9% | #356 of 387 |
Other business types in the Richmond metro area
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 spas48
- Hair salons45
- Barbershops60
- Nail salons46
- Spas and skin care57
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Richmond, VA metro area?
There are 1,308 hair salons on map listings in the Richmond metro area as of September 2026. 162 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 439 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 3,292 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Richmond, VA metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $523.1M a year, or $981 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,308 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $400K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 533,430 households in the Richmond metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Richmond, VA metro area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Richmond metro area has 24.5 hair salons per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $400K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Richmond metro area would have about 1,216, against 1,308 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,215 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Richmond, VA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Richmond metro area at 1,389,338 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 533,430 households. The median household income in the Richmond metro area is $86,679 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. The Richmond metro area scores 45 for hair salons (lower middle), #235 of 387 scored metro areas.
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