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Hair salons in Westmoreland County, VA

The hair salons in Westmoreland County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #284 of 2,339 scored counties
#25 of 104 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
11
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.8M
On personal care products and services · $830 a household
Spending per listing
$615K
43% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.5
42% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,715
+6.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 hair salons in Westmoreland County. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.5, 42% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Households in Westmoreland County spend about $6.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $830 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 hair salons, that is $615K per salon, 43% 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 Westmoreland County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 27 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Westmoreland County grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Westmoreland County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #284 of 2,339 scored counties and #25 of 104 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Westmoreland 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.

Hair salons in Westmoreland County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureWestmoreland CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.522.023.4
Spending per listing$615K$466K$430K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,2941,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.1%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$830$1,023$1,005
Median household income$63,398$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score7052

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
27Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,715+6.5% since 2020
Households
8,149
Median age
48.4
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
229 sq. mi.
People per square mile
82
Median household income
$63,398+17.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,002
Median home value
$269,600
Jobs located here
3,039
Daytime population
12,350Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Hair salons across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for hair salons, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Westmoreland County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Goochland County, VA9876.8$1.7M+17.4%#1 of 2,339
2Clarke County, VA91711.9$916K+5.4%#8 of 2,339
3Caroline County, VA90119.2$1M+11.3%#11 of 2,339
4Fluvanna County, VA8876.8$1.5M+6.2%#18 of 2,339
5Rockingham County, VA85237.0$1.3M+6.6%#36 of 2,339
6Louisa County, VA85138.4$1.1M+13.6%#37 of 2,339
7New Kent County, VA851516.2$689K+21.2%#40 of 2,339
8Frederick County, VA84359.9$1M+8.8%#44 of 2,339
9King George County, VA8298.9$1.2M+10.5%#57 of 2,339
10Dinwiddie County, VA8098.4$1.1M+3.6%#72 of 2,339
25Westmoreland County, VA701113.5$615K+6.5%#284 of 2,339

Other business types in Westmoreland County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many hair salons are in Westmoreland County, VA?

There are 11 hair salons on map listings in Westmoreland County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Westmoreland County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 27 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Westmoreland County, VA spend on personal care products and services?

About $6.8M a year, or $830 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $615K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,149 households in Westmoreland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Westmoreland County, VA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Westmoreland County has 13.5 hair salons per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $615K, 43% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Westmoreland County would have about 16, against 11 on map listings.

How fast is Westmoreland County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Westmoreland County at 19,715 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,149 households. The median household income in Westmoreland County is $63,398 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.7% 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. Westmoreland County scores 70 for hair salons (upper middle), #284 of 2,339 scored counties.

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