Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Salons, barbers and spas in Albemarle County, VA
How Albemarle County, VA 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 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #374 of 2,385 scored counties
#27 of 113 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 133
- 34 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 63
- +14.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $49.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,079 a household
- Spending per listing
- $372K
- 75% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.0
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,356
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Albemarle County comes to about $49.5M a year: $1,079 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $372K of household spending for each business on map listings, 75% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 133 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Albemarle County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 29.0 per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Albemarle County in 2023, up 14.6% from 2019. That is one for every 729 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 251 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $192K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Albemarle County.
Population estimates show Albemarle County grew 5.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Albemarle County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #374 of 2,385 scored counties and #27 of 113 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Albemarle County compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Albemarle County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.0 | 43.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $372K | $235K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 729 | 708 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.6% | +13.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,079 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $104,392 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 55 → 63+14.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 320
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 251Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13334 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 233The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $192K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Albemarle 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 Albemarle County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,356+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 45,912
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 721 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $104,392+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $146,846
- Median home value
- $495,400
- Jobs located here
- 57,660
- Daytime population
- 124,085Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Goochland County, VA | 97 | 10 | 9.7 | $1.2M | +17.4% | #1 of 2,385 |
| 2Caroline County, VA | 90 | 21 | 17.5 | $547K | +11.3% | #10 of 2,385 |
| 3Fluvanna County, VA | 89 | 14 | 13.6 | $742K | +6.2% | #14 of 2,385 |
| 4Rockingham County, VA | 86 | 46 | 14.1 | $653K | +6.6% | #26 of 2,385 |
| 5Louisa County, VA | 85 | 27 | 17.4 | $552K | +13.6% | #31 of 2,385 |
| 6Clarke County, VA | 85 | 14 | 23.8 | $458K | +5.4% | #35 of 2,385 |
| 7New Kent County, VA | 85 | 24 | 25.9 | $430K | +21.2% | #37 of 2,385 |
| 8King George County, VA | 80 | 23 | 22.7 | $486K | +10.5% | #63 of 2,385 |
| 9Northumberland County, VA | 79 | 5 | 8.9 | $969K | +6.1% | #73 of 2,385 |
| 10Madison County, VA | 79 | 9 | 16.4 | $573K | +2.7% | #79 of 2,385 |
| 27Albemarle County, VA | 67 | 133 | 29.0 | $372K | +5.1% | #374 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Albemarle 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 spas67
- Hair salons71
- Barbershops89
- Nail salons68
- Spas and skin care69
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 Albemarle County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 133 salons, barbers and spas in Albemarle County. 34 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 14.6% from 2019. Official counts list 251 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Albemarle County, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $49.5M a year, or $1,079 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 133 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $372K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,912 households in Albemarle County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albemarle County, VA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Albemarle County has 29.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $372K, 75% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Albemarle County would have about 233, against 133 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 729 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Albemarle County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Albemarle County at 118,356 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,912 households. The median household income in Albemarle County is $104,392 a year, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Albemarle County scores 67 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #374 of 2,385 scored counties.
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