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Salons, barbers and spas in Bedford County, VA
The salons, barbers and spas in Bedford County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #314 of 2,385 scored counties
#24 of 113 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 82
- 9 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- −7.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $30.4M
- On personal care products and services · $919 a household
- Spending per listing
- $371K
- 75% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.8
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,059
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 82 salons, barbers and spas in Bedford County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 24.8 for every 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Bedford County comes to about $30.4M a year: $919 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 82 salons, barbers and spas, that is $371K per business, 75% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Bedford County in 2023, down 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,325 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 210 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $40K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Bedford County.
Population estimates put the population change in Bedford County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bedford County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #314 of 2,385 scored counties and #24 of 113 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Bedford 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 | Bedford County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.8 | 43.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $371K | $235K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,325 | 708 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.4% | +13.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $919 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $78,937 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 25−7.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 85
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 210Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 829 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 143The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $40K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Bedford 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 Bedford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,059+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 33,127
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 760 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 106
- Median household income
- $78,937+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,452
- Median home value
- $297,400
- Jobs located here
- 19,528
- Daytime population
- 66,003Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Bedford County marked.
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 |
| 24Bedford County, VA | 69 | 82 | 24.8 | $371K | +4.4% | #314 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Bedford 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 spas69
- Hair salons73
- Barbershops77
- Nail salons64
- Spas and skin care73
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 Bedford County, VA?
There are 82 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Bedford County as of September 2026. 9 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, down 7.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 210 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bedford County, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $30.4M a year, or $919 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $371K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,127 households in Bedford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bedford County, VA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Bedford County has 24.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $371K, 75% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Bedford County would have about 143, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,325 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Bedford County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Bedford County at 83,059 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,127 households. Median household income in Bedford County is $78,937, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.0%, 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. Bedford County scores 69 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #314 of 2,385 scored counties.
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