Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Virginia
Hair salons in the Roanoke, VA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in the Roanoke, VA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #384 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 329
- 62 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 115
- +5.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $113.8M
- On personal care products and services · $865 a household
- Spending per listing
- $346K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.0
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 316,547
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Roanoke metro area scores 19 (low) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #384 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 329 hair salons in the Roanoke metro area. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 25.0 per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in the Roanoke metro area spend about $113.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $865 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 329 hair salons, that is $346K per salon, 20% 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 115 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in the Roanoke metro area in 2023, up 5.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,144 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $333K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Roanoke metro area. Population estimates show the Roanoke metro area grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Roanoke 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 | Roanoke metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.0 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $346K | $466K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,144 | 1,294 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.5% | +4.1% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $865 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $68,761 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 115+5.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 375
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 636Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 32962 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 264The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $333K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Roanoke 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 Roanoke metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 316,547+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 131,510
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,868 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 169
- Median household income
- $68,761+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,709
- Median home value
- $251,400
- Jobs located here
- 158,052
- Daytime population
- 332,123Residents 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 Roanoke 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 |
| 9Roanoke, VA | 19 | 329 | 25.0 | $346K | +0.4% | #384 of 387 |
Other business types in the Roanoke 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 spas26
- Hair salons19
- Barbershops40
- Nail salons31
- Spas and skin care42
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Roanoke, VA metro area?
The Roanoke metro area has 329 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 62 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 115 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 5.5% from 2019. Official counts list 636 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Roanoke, VA metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $113.8M a year, or $865 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 329 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $346K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 131,510 households in the Roanoke metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Roanoke, VA metro area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Roanoke metro area has 25.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $346K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Roanoke metro area would have about 264, against 329 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,144 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Roanoke, VA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Roanoke metro area at 316,547 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 131,510 households. The median household income in the Roanoke metro area is $68,761 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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 Roanoke metro area scores 19 for hair salons (low), #384 of 387 scored metro areas.
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