Beauty and personal care · County · Vermont
Salons, barbers and spas in Windham County, VT
The salons, barbers and spas in Windham County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #929 of 2,385 scored counties
#9 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 63
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19M
- On personal care products and services · $962 a household
- Spending per listing
- $302K
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.8
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,204
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 63 salons, barbers and spas in Windham County. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 31.8 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Windham County spend about $19M a year on personal care products and services, or $962 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 63 salons, barbers and spas, that is $302K per business, 42% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Windham County in 2023. That is one for every 1,237 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 77 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Windham County.
Population estimates show Windham County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For salons, barbers and spas, Windham County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #929 of 2,385 scored counties and #9 of 12 scored counties in Vermont.
How Windham 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 | Windham County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.8 | 34.1 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $302K | $297K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,237 | 1,116 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.8% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $962 | $1,014 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $72,217 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 61
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 77Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 631 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 90The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Windham 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 Windham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,204−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 19,784
- Median age
- 46.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 786 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 58
- Median household income
- $72,217+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,781
- Median home value
- $279,600
- Jobs located here
- 21,744
- Daytime population
- 48,005Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Vermont market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Windham County marked.
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 Windham 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 spas54
- Hair salons51
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care48
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 Windham County, VT?
Windham County has 63 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 77 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Windham County, VT spend on personal care products and services?
About $19M a year, or $962 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $302K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,784 households in Windham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Windham County, VT compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Windham County has 31.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $302K, 42% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Windham County would have about 90, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,237 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Windham County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Windham County at 45,204 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,784 households. Median household income in Windham County is $72,217, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.9%, 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. Windham County scores 54 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #929 of 2,385 scored counties.
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