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Salons, barbers and spas in Essex County, VT

The salons, barbers and spas in Essex County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.4M
On personal care products and services · $853 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
7.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
6,051
+2.2% since 2020

See the salons, barbers and spas around any address in Essex County

The site report maps the salons, barbers and spas on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Essex County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

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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 2 salons, barbers and spas in Essex County. That is 7.1 per 10,000 households.

Households in Essex County spend about $2.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $853 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per business.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Essex County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Essex County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Essex 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Essex County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureEssex CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.134.147.2
Spending per listing$1.2M$297K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,116804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.8%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$853$1,014$1,005
Median household income$59,294$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored66

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
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Essex 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 Essex County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,051+2.2% since 2020
Households
2,823
Median age
50.0
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
662 sq. mi.
People per square mile
9
Median household income
$59,294
Average household income
$79,239
Median home value
$172,500
Jobs located here
1,013
Daytime population
4,726Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Vermont

Every Vermont market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Essex County marked.

Top counties in Vermont

Counties in Vermont ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Orange County, VT841411.0$911K+2.4%#39 of 2,385
2Addison County, VT704328.7$362K+1.8%#284 of 2,385
3Caledonia County, VT703426.0$360K+0.8%#285 of 2,385
4Washington County, VT659436.4$280K−0.2%#474 of 2,385
5Franklin County, VT636331.6$313K+2.3%#534 of 2,385
6Windsor County, VT627027.7$367K−0.7%#553 of 2,385
7Orleans County, VT623226.5$351K+0.7%#557 of 2,385
8Lamoille County, VT604436.9$271K+1.4%#655 of 2,385
9Windham County, VT546331.8$302K−1.4%#929 of 2,385
10Chittenden County, VT4731243.7$252K+0.4%#1,331 of 2,385
Essex County, VTNot scored27.1$1.2M+2.2%

Other business types in Essex County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Essex County, VT?

There are 2 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Essex County as of September 2026. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Essex County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Essex County, VT spend on personal care products and services?

About $2.4M a year, or $853 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,823 households in Essex County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Essex County, VT compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Essex County has 2 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Essex County would have about 11, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Essex County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Essex County at 6,051 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,823 households. Median household income in Essex County is $59,294, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Essex County. It maps the salons, barbers and spas on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Essex County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Essex County?

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