Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Vermont
Salons, barbers and spas in the Barre, VT area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in the Barre, VT area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #53 of 538 scored small-town markets
#1 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Vermont
- Listings
- 94
- 9 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.3M
- On personal care products and services · $1,019 a household
- Spending per listing
- $280K
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.4
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,652
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in the Barre area is 70 (upper middle), #53 of 538 scored small-town markets and #1 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Vermont. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for salons, barbers and spas.
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Barre area comes to about $26.3M a year: $1,019 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 94 salons, barbers and spas, that is $280K per business, 32% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 94 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in the Barre area as of September 2026. 9 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 36.4 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Barre area was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 2,155 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Barre area declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Barre area 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 | Barre area | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.4 | 34.1 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $280K | $297K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,155 | 1,116 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.8% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,019 | $1,014 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $83,449 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $773K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 198Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 949 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 124The 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 the Barre 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 Barre area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,652−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 25,855
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 687 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 87
- Median household income
- $83,449+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,553
- Median home value
- $315,000
- Jobs located here
- 30,099
- Daytime population
- 61,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Vermont market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Vermont for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Vermont (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Barre area marked.
Top small-town markets in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 72 | 292 | 31.8 | $324K | +1.5% | #38 of 538 |
| 1Barre, VT | 70 | 94 | 36.4 | $280K | −0.2% | #53 of 538 |
| 2Brattleboro, VT | 57 | 63 | 31.8 | $302K | −1.4% | #176 of 538 |
| 3Bennington, VT | 44 | 57 | 38.0 | $256K | −1.8% | #343 of 538 |
| 4Rutland, VT | 41 | 103 | 40.7 | $228K | −1.4% | #376 of 538 |
Other business types in the Barre 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 spas70
- Hair salons65
- Barbershops80
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care65
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 the Barre, VT area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 94 salons, barbers and spas in the Barre area. 9 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 198 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Barre, VT area spend on personal care products and services?
About $26.3M a year, or $1,019 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 94 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $280K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,855 households in the Barre area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Barre, VT area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Barre area has 36.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $280K, 32% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Barre area would have about 124, against 94 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,155 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is the Barre, VT area growing?
Population estimates put the Barre area at 59,652 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,855 households. The median household income in the Barre area is $83,449 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.9% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Barre area scores 70 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #53 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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