Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Hair salons in Staunton city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Staunton city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,212 of 2,339 scored counties
#91 of 104 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 36
- 11 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.2M
- On personal care products and services · $816 a household
- Spending per listing
- $256K
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.8
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,801
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Staunton city scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #2,212 of 2,339 scored counties and #91 of 104 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Staunton city comes to about $9.2M a year: $816 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $256K per salon, 40% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 36 hair salons on map listings in Staunton city as of September 2026. 11 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 31.8, 36% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Staunton city in 2023. That is one for every 870 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Staunton city grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Staunton city 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 | Staunton city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.8 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $256K | $466K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 870 | 1,294 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.1% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $816 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $65,581 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 50Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3611 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 Staunton city, 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 Staunton city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,801+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 11,309
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 20 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,303
- Median household income
- $65,581+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,942
- Median home value
- $259,200
- Jobs located here
- 11,910
- Daytime population
- 25,488Residents 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 Staunton city 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 |
| 91Staunton city, VA | 21 | 36 | 31.8 | $256K | +3.8% | #2,212 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Staunton city
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 spas22
- Hair salons21
- Barbershops
- Nail salons30
- Spas and skin care28
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Staunton city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 36 hair salons in Staunton city. 11 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 50 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Staunton city, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $9.2M a year, or $816 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $256K 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 11,309 households in Staunton city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Staunton city, VA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Staunton city has 31.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $256K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Staunton city would have about 22, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 870 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Staunton city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Staunton city at 26,801 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,309 households. Median household income in Staunton city is $65,581, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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. Staunton city scores 21 for hair salons (low), #2,212 of 2,339 scored counties.
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