Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Hair salons in Smyth County, VA
How Smyth County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for hair salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,541 of 2,339 scored counties
#62 of 104 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 16
- 6 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $9.3M
- On personal care products and services · $735 a household
- Spending per listing
- $581K
- 35% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.6
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,882
- −3.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 hair salons in Smyth County. 6 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 12.6 for every 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Smyth County comes to about $9.3M a year: $735 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $581K per salon, 35% above 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Smyth County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 60 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Smyth County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For hair salons, Smyth County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,541 of 2,339 scored counties and #62 of 104 scored counties in Virginia.
How Smyth 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 | Smyth County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.6 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $581K | $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 | −3.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $735 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $49,883 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 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
- 60Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 166 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Smyth 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 Smyth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,882−3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 12,659
- Median age
- 45.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 451 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $49,883+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,477
- Median home value
- $139,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,597
- Daytime population
- 29,033Residents 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 |
| 62Smyth County, VA | 42 | 16 | 12.6 | $581K | −3.0% | #1,541 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Smyth 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 spas52
- Hair salons42
- Barbershops25
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care41
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Smyth County, VA?
Smyth County has 16 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Smyth County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 60 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Smyth County, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $9.3M a year, or $735 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $581K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,659 households in Smyth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Smyth County, VA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Smyth County has 12.6 hair salons per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $581K, 35% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Smyth County would have about 22, against 16 on map listings.
How fast is Smyth County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Smyth County at 28,882 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,659 households. The median household income in Smyth County is $49,883 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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. Smyth County scores 42 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,541 of 2,339 scored counties.
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