Beauty and personal care · County · Vermont
Salons, barbers and spas in Addison County, VT
How Addison County, VT compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #284 of 2,385 scored counties
#2 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 43
- 9 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,041 a household
- Spending per listing
- $362K
- 70% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.7
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,048
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 43 salons, barbers and spas in Addison County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 21%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 28.7 per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Addison County spend about $15.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,041 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $362K per business, 70% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Addison County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 1,361 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 72 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Addison County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Addison County is 70 (upper middle), #284 of 2,385 scored counties and #2 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Addison County compares
The same measures for Vermont and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the salons, barbers and spas 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 | Addison County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.7 | 34.1 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $362K | $297K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,361 | 1,116 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.8% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,041 | $1,014 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $89,639 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 47
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 72Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 439 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 73The 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 personal care services in Addison 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 Addison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,048+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 14,966
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 766 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $89,639+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,233
- Median home value
- $361,200
- Jobs located here
- 15,101
- Daytime population
- 35,282Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Orange County, VT | 84 | 14 | 11.0 | $911K | +2.4% | #39 of 2,385 |
| 2Addison County, VT | 70 | 43 | 28.7 | $362K | +1.8% | #284 of 2,385 |
| 3Caledonia County, VT | 70 | 34 | 26.0 | $360K | +0.8% | #285 of 2,385 |
| 4Washington County, VT | 65 | 94 | 36.4 | $280K | −0.2% | #474 of 2,385 |
| 5Franklin County, VT | 63 | 63 | 31.6 | $313K | +2.3% | #534 of 2,385 |
| 6Windsor County, VT | 62 | 70 | 27.7 | $367K | −0.7% | #553 of 2,385 |
| 7Orleans County, VT | 62 | 32 | 26.5 | $351K | +0.7% | #557 of 2,385 |
| 8Lamoille County, VT | 60 | 44 | 36.9 | $271K | +1.4% | #655 of 2,385 |
| 9Windham County, VT | 54 | 63 | 31.8 | $302K | −1.4% | #929 of 2,385 |
| 10Chittenden County, VT | 47 | 312 | 43.7 | $252K | +0.4% | #1,331 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Addison 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 spas70
- Hair salons69
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care70
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many salons, barbers and spas are in Addison County, VT?
There are 43 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Addison County as of September 2026. 9 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 72 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Addison County, VT spend on personal care products and services?
About $15.6M a year, or $1,041 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $362K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,966 households in Addison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Addison County, VT compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Addison County has 28.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $362K, 70% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Addison County would have about 73, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,361 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Addison County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Addison County at 38,048 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,966 households. Median household income in Addison County is $89,639, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.2%, 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. Addison County scores 70 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #284 of 2,385 scored counties.
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