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Salons, barbers and spas in Botetourt County, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Botetourt County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #682 of 2,385 scored counties
#42 of 113 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
37
9 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.2M
On personal care products and services · $926 a household
Spending per listing
$331K
56% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.0
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,144
+1.5% 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 Botetourt County spend about $12.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $926 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 37 salons, barbers and spas, that is $331K per business, 56% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Botetourt County has 37 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 28.0 for every 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Botetourt County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 1,102 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 107 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Botetourt County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Botetourt County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #682 of 2,385 scored counties and #42 of 113 scored counties in Virginia.

How Botetourt 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Botetourt County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureBotetourt CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.043.547.2
Spending per listing$331K$235K$213K
Households per official establishment1,102708804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.1%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$926$1,023$1,005
Median household income$81,213$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score5949

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 12
Employees, 2023
23
Annual payroll, 2023
$446K
One-person businesses, 2023
107Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
379 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
58The 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 Botetourt 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 Botetourt County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,144+1.5% since 2020
Households
13,220
Median age
47.8
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
541 sq. mi.
People per square mile
63
Median household income
$81,213+14.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,305
Median home value
$289,200
Jobs located here
12,044
Daytime population
30,468Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Virginia

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

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Goochland County, VA97109.7$1.2M+17.4%#1 of 2,385
2Caroline County, VA902117.5$547K+11.3%#10 of 2,385
3Fluvanna County, VA891413.6$742K+6.2%#14 of 2,385
4Rockingham County, VA864614.1$653K+6.6%#26 of 2,385
5Louisa County, VA852717.4$552K+13.6%#31 of 2,385
6Clarke County, VA851423.8$458K+5.4%#35 of 2,385
7New Kent County, VA852425.9$430K+21.2%#37 of 2,385
8King George County, VA802322.7$486K+10.5%#63 of 2,385
9Northumberland County, VA7958.9$969K+6.1%#73 of 2,385
10Madison County, VA79916.4$573K+2.7%#79 of 2,385
42Botetourt County, VA593728.0$331K+1.5%#682 of 2,385

Other business types in Botetourt County

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Botetourt County, VA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 salons, barbers and spas in Botetourt County. 9 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 107 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Botetourt County, VA spend on personal care products and services?

About $12.2M a year, or $926 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $331K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,220 households in Botetourt County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Botetourt County has 28.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $331K, 56% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Botetourt County would have about 58, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,102 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Botetourt County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Botetourt County at 34,144 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,220 households. The median household income in Botetourt County is $81,213 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.2% 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. Botetourt County scores 59 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #682 of 2,385 scored counties.

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