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Salons, barbers and spas in Lamoille County, VT

How Lamoille 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 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #655 of 2,385 scored counties
#8 of 12 scored counties in Vermont

Listings
44
5 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.9M
On personal care products and services · $998 a household
Spending per listing
$271K
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
36.9
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,294
+1.4% 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

Households in Lamoille County spend about $11.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $998 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $271K of household spending for each business on map listings, 27% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Lamoille County has 44 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 36.9 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Lamoille County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 1,490 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 78 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lamoille County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Lamoille County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #655 of 2,385 scored counties and #8 of 12 scored counties in Vermont.

How Lamoille 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 Lamoille County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureLamoille CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households36.934.147.2
Spending per listing$271K$297K$213K
Households per official establishment1,4901,116804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.8%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$998$1,014$1,005
Median household income$74,908$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score6066

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 8
Employees, 2023
27
Annual payroll, 2023
$848K
One-person businesses, 2023
78Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
445 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
56The 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 Lamoille 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 Lamoille County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,294+1.4% since 2020
Households
11,923
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
461 sq. mi.
People per square mile
57
Median household income
$74,908+17.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$107,109
Median home value
$304,700
Jobs located here
13,066
Daytime population
26,674Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Vermont

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The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Lamoille 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

Other business types in Lamoille County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 44 salons, barbers and spas in Lamoille County. 5 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 78 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $11.9M a year, or $998 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $271K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,923 households in Lamoille County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lamoille County has 36.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $271K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Lamoille County would have about 56, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,490 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Lamoille County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Lamoille County at 26,294 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,923 households. The median household income in Lamoille County is $74,908 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.0% 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. Lamoille County scores 60 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #655 of 2,385 scored counties.

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