Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Vermont
Salons, barbers and spas in the Bennington, VT area
How the Bennington, VT area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #343 of 538 scored small-town markets
#3 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Vermont
- Listings
- 57
- 6 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.6M
- On personal care products and services · $973 a household
- Spending per listing
- $256K
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.0
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,630
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 57 salons, barbers and spas in the Bennington area. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 11%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 38.0, 19% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in the Bennington area spend about $14.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $973 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $256K per business, 20% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Bennington area in 2023. That is one for every 789 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 88 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $30K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Bennington area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Bennington area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in the Bennington area is 44 (lower middle), #343 of 538 scored small-town markets and #3 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Vermont.
How the Bennington 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 | Bennington area | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.0 | 34.1 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $256K | $297K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 789 | 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 | $973 | $1,014 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $73,325 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19
- Employees, 2023
- 62
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 88Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 576 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 69The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $30K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Bennington 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 Bennington area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,630−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 14,987
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 674 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $73,325+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,853
- Median home value
- $279,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,869
- Daytime population
- 38,521Residents 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 Bennington 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 Bennington 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 spas44
- Hair salons53
- Barbershops
- Nail salons60
- Spas and skin care32
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 Bennington, VT area?
There are 57 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in the Bennington area as of September 2026. 6 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 88 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Bennington, VT area spend on personal care products and services?
About $14.6M a year, or $973 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $256K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,987 households in the Bennington area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bennington, VT area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Bennington area has 38.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $256K, 20% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Bennington area would have about 69, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 789 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is the Bennington, VT area growing?
Population estimates put the Bennington area at 36,630 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,987 households. Median household income in the Bennington area is $73,325, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.5%, 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 Bennington area scores 44 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #343 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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